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22 restaurant executives on the move in March22 restaurant executives on the move in March

More women than usual took on new CEO roles last month

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

April 2, 2024

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March was a big month for the restaurant industry’s C-suites. Most notably, the head of the C-suite, the CEO.

Rob Lynch, known for his impressive turnaround of Papa Johns in the wake of the 2017 John Schnatter scandal, decided to take his talents to another brand. Lynch will be taking over for a CEO who had a 20-year tenure at his current job.

The buzz around the industry last month was the number of female CEOs appointed to new positions, all within the span of one week.

Leaders Jennifer Schuler, Heather Neary, and Denise Nelsen joined up-and-coming brands to help spur growth.

Elsewhere, Starbucks created a new position — CEO, North America — and &pizza named a CEO to replace the brand’s co-founder.

Struggling Red Lobster named a new CEO and thriving emerging brand Swig saw its CEO depart the company.

Check out which C-suite executives were on the move last 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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