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April was a busy month in restaurant company C-suites after a relatively quieter March.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Three chains named new chief executives: Bagels & Co. promoted an executive, Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Creams brought in the former leader of Ben & Jerry\u2019s, and Denny\u2019s named a successor for Kelli Valade.<\/span><\/p>\n Development hiring remained hot, with new chiefs at Sweetgreen, Chicken Salad Chick, GoTo Foods, and Ford\u2019s Garage signaling unit expansion, format optimization, and stronger pipelines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the finance front, Red Robin, Mountain Mike\u2019s, and Firebirds added CFOs, while Fogo de Ch\u00e3o\u2019s longtime CFO retired.<\/span><\/p>\n Marketing and brand leadership is in the spotlight as Chipotle tapped Fernando Machado, Ford\u2019s Garage named its first CMO, and the Women\u2019s Foodservice Forum appointed a chief brand officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Digital and technology investment is accelerating with Topgolf\u2019s new chief information officer and GoTo Foods\u2019 first chief digital officer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n