Appointments

Gertsacov joins Focus Brands from Arcos Dorados, the world's largest independent franchisee of McDonald's, where he held the title of Chief Marketing and Digital Officer.

With a Yum! Brands career spanning nearly three decades, Rothgery joined Taco Bell in 1992 as a restaurant general manager. After 17 years in various human resources and operations roles with the U.S. divisions, Rothgery joined KFC Thailand in 2014, where she served as chief operations and people officer.

Formerly at Verifone and Motorola, Shah has spent more than a decade scaling up tech companies to achieve breakthrough growth

Most recently, Connolly served as the Senior Vice President of Operations at Uline and, prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Officer at Essendant where he oversaw a network of more than 70 distribution centers.

Also strengthens senior management team with Liz Conn as Director of Event Sales at Tom’s Urban NYNY Casino Las Vegas

Prior to joining Marco's Pizza, he spent the last 25 years in leading roles in financial management and in helping companies identify and execute profitable growth strategies. His deep restaurant and retail brand experience includes KFC, Mast Industries Inc., Ignite Restaurant Inc. and Granite City Food & Brewery.

Chef Mike Gieseman, a culinary expert formerly with Qdoba Restaurant Group, has been named Director of Culinary and Innovation for REGO Restaurant Group, the fast-casual restaurant platform that includes Quiznos and Taco Del Mar.

Chaudhary Succeeds Blaine Hurst, Who is Retiring as CEO but Remaining with Panera as Vice Chairman

Anguilla offers more than 20 years of experience in brand strategy and communications, including his roles as Vice President of Brand Communications at Nike and Senior Vice President at Under Armour.

Announces Key Additions to Leadership Team