MINNEAPOLIS Parasole Restaurant Holdings, the operator of about a dozen concepts, including Manny’s Steakhouse and the Good Earth Restaurants, has named attorney Dennis Monroe its new chief executive and general counsel.
Monroe has been associated with Parasole since 2000 when his law firm, Krass Monroe, began providing legal and financial services to the restaurant company. Monroe will remain chairman of the law firm he co-founded 20 years ago as he takes the reins as chief executive at Parasole.
Parasole founding partner Phil Roberts lauded Monroe’s legal and financial expertise as well as his executive leadership experience.
“We’ve come to rely on Dennis to a progressively greater extent,” Roberts said in the announcement of the appointment. “Having him on board in a formal capacity just makes sense, since he has long since become integral to our operations.”
Parasole has annual systemwide sales of around $65 million.
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