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Panera Bread has a brand new CFO. Earl Ellis was named to the place this week. He succeeds Megan Mikolaichik, who was serving on an interim capability since January, following Paul Carbone’s transition from CFO to CEO. Ellis was most just lately govt vp and CFO at ABM Industries, a facility providers firm.
Earl Ellis. | Photograph courtesy of Panera Bread.
Rohit Kapoor is the brand new govt vp and chief digital and know-how transformation officer at Whataburger. Earlier than becoming a member of the San Antonio, Texas-based chain, he was govt vp and chief data officer at Claire’s. He has additionally held management positions at Starbucks and Yum Manufacturers Inc.
Tyler Loy has been named CFO of the breakfast-and-lunch idea Snooze. Loy comes from The One Group Hospitality, the place he was additionally CFO at a time of development for that firm, together with the acquisitions of Benihana and Kona Grill. Earlier in his profession, he held management roles at franchise teams Pacific Bells and World Huge Wings, in addition to Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, and McCormick & Schmick’s.
The Washington, D.C.-based SeoulSpice Korean Kitchen has bolstered its management crew with the addition of 4 new executives, who will help founder and CEO Eric Shin.
Audra Huelsman Zahn has been named president and chief working officer. Zahn was most just lately chief working officer at La La Land Form Café, however her expertise contains positions at Starbucks, Sephora, Estee Lauder Manufacturers and Shake Shack.
Pamela Haber is SeoulSpice’s new chief growth officer. Most just lately, Haber was senior director of actual property and growth at Sweetgreen, the place she spent 9 years.
Hannah DePaulis will function vp, advertising at SeoulSpice, after main the model growth and nationwide advertising crew at Capital Tacos. Earlier than that, she spent eight years at Chipotle.
Felipe Martinez is vp, finance at SeoulSpice. His prior expertise contains Tatte Bakery & Café, and ButcherBox.
The Vicious Biscuit chain has named Katie DePoppe as its first director of individuals and tradition. DePoppe will head management growth, expertise technique and organizational tradition. She joins the Mount Nice, S.C.-based chain after 9 years with Chick-fil-A, the place she was govt accomplice and COO of two South Carolina franchise eating places.
Toppers Pizza has introduced the appointment of Ian Bruggeman to the function of CFO, overseeing finance, provide chain and human sources. Bruggeman has held govt roles at Naf Naf Grill.
Tory Roth is the brand new chief working officer for OTG, which develops and operates eating places and retail markets in airports. Roth was most just lately vp of operations at Restaurant Associates.
Tory Roth | Photograph courtesy of OTG.
Nami Fashionable Korean Steakhouse in Louisville, Kentucky, has named Bryan Emperor to the function of govt chef and managing director. Emperor educated in New York, Beijing and Tokyo, together with an apprenticeship below Chef Yoshihiro Murata in Kyoto.
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