Just Salad appointed Jared Garber as its chief financial officer

Garber was most recently vice president at Goldman Sachs.

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Church’s Texas Chicken appointed Natalia Franco as the new global CMO

Before joining Church’s Texas Chicken, Franco was an executive vice president, chief brand and strategy officer for California Pizza Kitchen, among other positions. In other Church’s Texas Chicken news, Roland Gonzalez was appointed to U.S. chief operations officer.

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FAT Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn stepped down

Wiederhorn will be transitioning to an advisory role to the Fazoli’s, Johnny Rocket’s, and Fatburger parent company in May.

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The Habit Burger Grill tapped KFC UK veteran Jack Hinchliffe as its new CMO

Hinchliffe most recently served as chief marketing officer of KFC UK and Ireland and has been a part of the Yum Brands system since 2015. The brand also named a new CEO later in the month, Shannon Hennessy. Hennessy joined Yum Brands in 2020 as CFO of the KFC Global Division before moving onto president of The Habit in July 2022.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill chief development officer Tabassum Zalotrawala stepped down

After more than four years with the fast-casual burrito bowl brand, Zalotrawala announced she was moving on. She was named McDonald’s chief development officer a few days after the Chipotle announcement.

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Bojangles promoted from within for new leadership roles aligned with growth

Cathy Chase and Stacey McCray were promoted to advance the company’s strategic objectives.

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Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s parent CKE named former Papa Johns executive Max Wetzel CEO

Wetzel replaced Ned Lyerly.

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Lion’s Choice named Fred Burmer CEO

The Yum Brands veteran replaced Michael Kupstas.

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Quick-service restaurant chain Gong Cha added 3 to the leadership team

The brand named a new president of the Americas, global chief marketing officer, and general counsel.

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True Food Kitchen named John Williams CEO

The former CMO at Lazy Dog succeeded Christine Barone in the restaurant position.

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Two McDonald’s directors retired from the board

Robert Eckert and John Rogers Jr. joined the McDonald’s board of directors on the same day in May 2003.

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Firehouse Subs CEO Don Fox stepped down; COO Mike Hancock took the reins

The long-time CEO will continue to serve as chairman of the sandwich brand.

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