Denver-based Quiznos has named Harsha V. Agadi as executive chairman of its board of managers.
Originally from Mumbai, India, Agadi has more than 25 years of experience with food service companies, having worked with Domino's Pizza, Pepsi, Kraft, General Foods, Little Caesars Enterprises, Church's Chicken, and most recently, Friendly's Ice Cream Company.
Agadi will be supported by several other new board members, as well as Quiznos' CEO Greg MacDonald.
"We are pleased to have attracted someone of Harsha Agadi's caliber to Quiznos," MacDonald said. "Our objective is to reinvigorate and continue the development of the unique, global Quiznos brand. Bringing the knowledge and experience of Mr. Agadi to bear on this company will help us drive the business forward and maintain its position as one of the premier QSR companies in the world."
The new board of managers also includes the following restaurant industry veterans:
- Claire Babrowski, who has served as chief restaurant operations officer at McDonald's, EVP/COO at Toys "R" Us and president, COO and interim CEO at RadioShack.
- Doug Benham, who currently serves on the boards of directors of Sonic and O'Charley's. His previous experience includes president and CEO of Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., as well as CFO of RTM Restaurant Group.
- Kip Knight, whose career includes senior management and marketing positions with Procter & Gamble and eBay, as well as PepsiCo, where he served as general manager of North Latin America for KFC, head of marketing for KFC International and chief marketing officer for Taco Bell.
"We have confidence in Greg MacDonald and his team as they work to revitalize Quiznos and reinforce the brand's promise as a fresh, high-quality and great-tasting alternative to traditional fast food offerings," Agadi said. "The future of Quiznos is purely dependent on franchise profitability and same store sales and that is our fundamental focus."
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