15 executives on the move at restaurants across the country

Carrols Restaurant Group CEO Paulo Pena died unexpectedly and Anthony Hull was named to the role on an interim basis

Joseph Hoffman was also appointed to chief restaurant officer

Blaze Pizza named former Focus Brands executive Beto Guajardo its new CEO

Guajardo came to Blaze from Focus Brands’ international division two months after former CEO Mandy Shaw departed from the company

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Culver’s named Julie Fussner the company’s first-ever CMO

Fussner was promoted after five years as the Wisconsin-based quick-service restaurant brand’s vice president of marketing

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Walk-On’s COO Scott Taylor transitioned to be the head of the casual-dining chain as CEO

Taylor plans to focus on attracting and expanding franchisees, updating technology, and evolving restaurant design

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Montclair Hospitality Group named Joey Simons CEO

The executive joined the group from sbe where he was the chief operating officer

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Applebee’s president left to lead another restaurant company

John Cywinski had been with Applebee’s since 2017 and was replaced by Tony Moralejo, formerly president of Dine Brands international and global development. But Cywinski had another job lined up…

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Modern Restaurant Concepts named former Applebee’s president John Cywinski as its CEO

The announcement came a week after Applebee’s announced that Cywinski had left the company

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Texas Roadhouse’s CFO retired

Tonya Robinson had been with the company for 24 years.

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Texas Roadhouse also promoted its chief learning and culture officer to be the chain’s president

Gina Tobin has served various roles throughout her 27-year career with Texas Roadhouse.

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Burger King named Patrick O’Toole as its CMO

The executive most recently led marketing at PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew brand

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Joel Feldman appointed to CEO of Sugar Bowl Bakery

Cofounder Andrew Ly will remain on as chairman of the board

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Wendy’s embarked on restructuring the organization

The burger brand eliminated the position of departing U.S. president Kurt Kane

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Nextbite named former Overstock CPO as chief digital officer

Silicon Valley veteran Vikram Raghavan will bring ecommerce success to Nextbite

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The Fresh Market hired Nathan Baldwin to lead its food service division

Baldwin spent more than 25 years at Chili’s Grill & Bar

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