6th Nov 2020 14:24
Restaurant Group PLC - owner of Wagamama, Frankie & Benny's, Joe's Kitchen and other casual dining chains - Senior Independent Director Allan Leighton steps down immediately to become chair of Pizza Express. Graham Clemett to become senior independent director, and an additional board member will be recruited. Pizza Express on Friday named former Wagamama boss David Campbell as its new chief executive and Leighton, former chief executive officer of UK grocer Asda Group Ltd, as chair. Leighton was chair of the owner of Wagamama before it was bought by Restaurant Group at the end of 2018. Restaurant chain Pizza Express is in the midst of a turnaround, having completed a refinancing and announced plans to cut 1,300 jobs amid Covid-19 closures.
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