Out as CEO, Zaxby's Founder Reflects on 30 Years of Growth, Franchise News
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Zach McLeroy is out as CEO of Zaxby’s, the chicken restaurant chain he co-founded with Tony Townley in 1990. He will become chairman in January 2022, and Bernard Acoca will become the Athens, Georgia-based chain’s first CEO hired from the outside.
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