El Pollo Loco announced that Bernard Acoca resigned Oct. 15 as chief executive officer and president “to pursue other opportunities,” and the company’s board named Chief
Financial Officer Laurence Roberts to the interim post. Acoca held the post since 2018 and under his leadership, the fast food retailer accelerated its digital penetration, according to the company.
Roberts, CFO for the past eight years, previously served as CFO and chief operating officer of Yum Brand Inc.’s KFC division.
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