Photo Credits: Bojangles, Brinker International, Church’s Texas Chicken, Culver’s, McDonald’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Restaurant Brands International, Sugar Bowl Bakery, True Food Kitchen, Whataburger and Yum! Brands
BRIAN KRAUSE Chief Development Officer Focus Brands
TOM BOLAND Chief Marketing Officer Bojangles
JAMES BUTLER SVP
Brinker International
NATALIA FRANCO EVP Church’s Texas Chicken
JULIE FUSSNER Chief Marketing Officer Culver’s
TABASSUM ZALOTRAWALA SVP
McDonald’s
CHRIS TARRANT Chief Development Officer Nothing Bundt Cakes
JOSHUA KOBZA CEO
Restaurant Brands International
JOEL FELDMAN CEO
Sugar Bowl Bakery
CHIEF OPERATOR CHANGES
Bojangles
Bojangles named Tom Boland as chief marketing officer. Boland brings a track record of utilizing digital advertising, social media strategy and partnership marketing to grow market share for industry-leading brands. Boland will oversee all integrated marketing, media planning and creative partnerships. Additionally, he will partner closely with the operations, supply chain and menu innovation teams to ensure coordination and alignment across the business. “It’s great to have Tom join our ongoing marketing evolution, especially in today’s ever-changing world of digital communications. With his expertise and experience, I am confident that he will help further our message of delicious Southern food and hospitality in fun and engaging ways,” CEO Jose Armario said. Boland brings more than 20 years of experience in digital marketing and brand transformation to Bojangles. He previously served as vice president of marketing at Barstool Sports, where he led the marketing efforts for 65 shows and modernized the brand’s collateral.
“I’m so excited to join the Bojangles team,” Boland said. “With a loyal fanbase, an appetite for innovation and delicious food, Bojangles is uniquely positioned for growth.”
Brinker International Brinker International hired James Butler as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer. In his new role, Butler oversees all supply chain functions, including procurement,
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JOHN WILLIAMS CEO True Food Kitchen
DEBBIE STROUD EVP and COO Whataburger
SHANNON HENNESSY CEO
The Habit Burger Grill Division
food safety and quality assurance, distribution and logistics, brand program management and supply chain systems for Brinker’s corporate-owned restaurants.
“James is a visionary leader who builds collaborative, integrated teams and coaches future leaders to continually improve and drive results,” President and CEO Kevin Hochman said. “He will play a key role in executing on our new strategic pillars, working cross-functionally to help us improve and innovate on the core Chili’s food categories we want to win on — including burgers, fajitas, chicken crispers and margaritas — to improve our guests’ experience and increase traffic.”
Prior to joining the Brinker family, Butler was senior vice
president, KFC supply chain, at Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, where he led the supply chain management organization for several national restaurant brands. “I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and work with the Brinker teams on exciting new initiatives to help transform supply chain and procurement strategies that will drive growth, impact the bottom line and maintain operational excellence,” Butler said. “This is an exciting time for Brinker, and I’m thrilled to join the team on this new journey.”
Church’s Texas Chicken Quick-service chicken restaurant chain Church’s Texas Chicken hired Natalia Franco as executive vice president, global chief marketing officer. Franco is responsible for providing a strategic vision for the brand and creatively leading marketing ideation, brand
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