This week in leadership updates, Focus Brands names new marketing leadership, Lego hires Colette Burke as EVP and CCO and Mercato taps Jean-Michel Boujon as CMO.
Focus Brands Appoints New Marketing Leadership
Focus Brands, parent company of Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Jamba, Moe’s Southwest Grill, McAlister’s Deli and Schlotzsky’s, has named new brand management and brand marketing roles.
Kendall Ware was appointed chief brand officer for Carvel and Cinnabon. Alisa Gmelich will assume the role of chief brand officer for Auntie Anne’s, and Cynthia Liu is now vice president of marketing for Auntie Anne’s. Lastly, Danielle Porto Parra has been named VP of marketing for McAlister’s Deli.
Lego Appoints Colette Burke To Executive Vice President And Chief Commercial Officer
According to Toy News, the Lego Group has named Colette Burke EVP and CCO.
Prior to Lego, Burke spent nearly a decade at Bose Corporation, most recently as vice president, global consumer sales.
Mercato Taps Jean-Michel Boujon As Chief Marketing Officer
Mercato has brought on Jean-Michel Boujon as CMO.
Boujon joined Mercato from Getaround, where he served as VP of growth for over four years.
