Church's Chicken has tapped Mel Deane as CEO, effective immediately. For the last 10 years, Deane has worked closely with many of the companies owned by Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, a San
Francisco-based private equity company and owner of Church's.
He was most recently CEO of Discovery Foods, a manufacturer of Asian branded frozen foods. Since August, Deane has been EVP and
general manager of U.S. Operations for Church's.
Deane replaces Harsha Agadi, who will remain a member of the board of directors.
Church's Chicken opened 100 restaurants this year.--Karl
Greenberg