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The burger chain had named Nelson, a 16-year company veteran, as president in July 2019.
The Outback Steakhouse parent created a new position, group vice president for diversity and inclusion.
The executive joins the casual-dining restaurant chain from Target, replacing Seth Freeman, who left in June.
The fast-causal chicken chain also promoted Carrie Evans to vice president of franchise development and Mary Lou Atkins to vice president of human resources.
Thompson exited to pursue development of projects geared towards Millennials and Gen Z; Punch Bowl has permanently closed four locations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Souplantation exec John Haywood, a turnaround specialist, replaced Robert Thompson the next week at the Denver-based “eatertainment” concept.
The former chief marketing officer, a trained chef and butcher, is a fourth-generation member of the founding family.
Soo most recently was chief commercial officer at sister company Kayak.
The fast-casual brand has begun a search for a new chief financial officer.
Rooks is new to the fast-casual salad chain while Chavez was previously on the operations team.
The Yum Brands subsidiary also launched an antiracist educational initiative for grade-school students.
Berkes, who spent 17 years at Yum Brands, will oversee the fast-casual chain’s digital strategies and international growth.
Cookson, who has been with the company since 2017, was set to leave Aug. 28 to pursue other business opportunities.
Pizza Hut named a 30-year chain veteran, Charlie Short, as interim financial chief.
The former franchise head at Burn Boot Camp has been tasked with preparing the organic concept for further expansion.
