O’Charley’s Inc. has appointed Marc A. Buehler as concept president of its flagship casual-dining brand, O’Charley’s, effective Sept. 16, the company said Wednesday.
Buehler previously served as president and chief executive of Kona Grill Inc. Before that he was the chief executive of LS Management, Inc., the operator of The Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon and Texas Land & Cattle Steak House concepts.
“Marc Buehler has an outstanding reputation as a result of his demonstrated capabilities in all aspects of leading a restaurant concept,” David W. Head, president and chief executive of Nashville, Tenn.-based O’Charley’s Inc., said in a statement. “We are confident of Marc’s ability to contribute significantly to our ongoing work of returning O’Charley’s concept to a path of long-term profitable growth and development.”
O’Charley’s Inc. operates or franchises 343 restaurants under the O’Charley’s, Ninety Nine Restaurant and Stoney River Legendary Steaks brands.
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