Photo Credits: El Pollo Loco, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Noodles & Company, P.F. Chang’s, Pizza Factory, Scooter’s Coffee, Subway and Uncle Julio’s.
BRIAN KRAUSE Chief Development Officer Focus Brands
MARIA HOLLANDSWORTH Interim President and CEO El Pollo Loco
BRIAN KRAUSE Chief Development Officer Focus Brands
ANNA FAKTOROVICH Vice President KFC U.S.
DREW MADSEN Interim CEO
Noodles & Company
CHIEF OPERATOR CHANGES El Pollo Loco
EDUARDO LUZ President and CEO P.F. Chang’s
JACKIE SMITH Vice President of Marketing Pizza Factory
JOE THORNTON CEO
Scooter’s Coffee
El Pollo Loco has chosen COO Maria Hollandsworth to serve as interim president and CEO while the company conducts a national search for a new leader. The Mexican cuisine restaurant’s previous president, CEO
and director, Larry Roberts, left the company on Nov. 2 after more than 10 years with El Pollo Loco. To ensure a smooth transition, Roberts will continue to provide consulting services to the company through Dec. 28, 2023.
“Larry has been an instrumental part of El Pollo Loco’s history as a public company, from serving as our CFO during our initial public offering in 2014 to leading the company as our CEO for the past two years,” Board Chairman William Floyd said. “On behalf of the board, I want to thank Larry for his leadership and valuable contributions to El Pollo Loco over the past 10 years. It has been a privilege to work with Larry and we wish him the best.”
Hollandsworth commented, “I am pleased to be named
interim president and CEO of El Pollo Loco and look forward to working closely with the board and our senior leadership team to continue to drive our strong brand forward.” “Maria is a seasoned veteran with over 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry,” Floyd continued. “With extensive operational experience across multiple franchised, quick-service brands, we believe Maria is well suited to step into the role of interim president and CEO.
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced Anna Faktorovich as the new vice president, brand management for KFC U.S. She will report to Nick Chavez, chief marketing officer of KFC U.S. In this new role, Faktorovich will oversee brand marketing communications strategy, planning and execution, including external-facing brand positioning, advertising, media, public relations, social media, promotions and partnerships, influencer and celebrity marketing, in-store merchandising, packaging and digital creative.
“Anna has an impressive track record of building brands and reaching new customers through strategic brand creative and
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JEFF SHEPHERD CFO
Subway
SCOTT LAWTON CEO
Uncle Julio’s
communications,” Chavez said. “We’re thrilled to welcome her to the KFC marketing team and leverage her expertise to take our brand marketing communications to the next level.” Faktorovich joins KFC U.S. from Bartaco, an upscale Mexican
street food restaurant chain, where she spent the last year as chief brand officer and was responsible for brand strategy, 360 guest experience, digital product, customer data and analytics, content, media, creative and communications. Before Bartaco, Faktorovich spent three and a half years at Cava, a fast-casual restaurant brand, as senior vice president, brand and marketing.
Noodles & Company
Noodles & Company announced board member Drew Madsen to serve as interim CEO. Concurrently, the board has initiated a comprehensive search for a new permanent CEO to lead the company into its next phase of growth. Madsen’s appointment follows the decision by the board to transition to new leadership, resulting in Dave Boennighausen’s departure as CEO.
Madsen brings a wealth of experience in the restaurant industry to the role of interim CEO. He has extensive restaurant industry leadership experience, and was most recently president of Panera Bread. He also spent 15 years at Darden, including nearly 10 years as president and COO. “We are very excited to have Drew step into the interim
CEO role and remain on our board,” Noodles & Company Board Chairman Jeff Jones said. “He is a seasoned executive with a deep understanding of our company’s operations and strategy and has a successful track record as a leader in the
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