Red Lobster Names Brad Hill CFO and EVP, Transformation; Kristen Briede Chief Global Development Officer
Red Lobster has appointed Brad Hill as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Transformation, and Kristen Briede as Chief Global Development Officer. Both will join the executive leadership team and report to Chief Executive Officer Damola Adamolekun.
Hill will lead Red Lobster’s finance organization, overseeing planning, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting, and will partner with operations to drive performance excellence. He will also lead the company’s strategic real estate efforts, including negotiations, economic analysis, and deal execution. Hill previously held executive roles at P.F. Chang’s, where he partnered with finance and operations to drive performance and executed major real estate initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. He succeeds Bob Baker, who has departed the company.
Briede will lead Red Lobster’s asset-light growth and brand development agenda, including domestic and international franchising, travel and airport formats, and strategic partnerships, as well as retail and licensing opportunities that extend the brand beyond the dining room. She has experience building and scaling franchising and partnership platforms at restaurant brands such as P.F. Chang’s and Steak ‘n Shake, with a record of launching new growth channels and implementing systems, standards, and partner governance.
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