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16 executives on the move across the C-suite at restaurant companies in April16 executives on the move across the C-suite at restaurant companies in April

RBI, Pizza Hut, KFC, Jack in the Box and more announced shake-ups last month

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

May 4, 2021

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This month saw Pizza Hut’s latest executive shake-up, the departure of its chief marketing officer, George Felix, for an opportunity outside of the restaurant industry. This departure comes just one month after CEO Artie Starr left his position at the pizza company for a position at Topgolf Entertainment.

The pizza division of Yum Brands also got a new chief financial officer from KFC. Lynne Broad was promoted to CFO of Pizza Hut from her position of chief financial and information officer for KFC. Along with Broad, Pizza Hut promoted four other executives to new leadership roles.

Another Yum Brand, KFC, also lost its chief marketing officer — Andrea Zahumensky — to a resignation. The company has begun an executive search.

Felix and Zahumensky weren’t the only CMOs to resign from their post this month. Restaurant Brands International’s CMO, Fernando Machado, resigned from Burger King’s parent company to take on the marketing chief role at a company outside the industry.

In other news, Jack in the Box announced the departure of its chief information officer and less than two weeks later named a new executive to the position, as well as naming a chief people officer, both from outside the company.

See what other executives were on the move at restaurant companies this month.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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