Present CEO of Giordano’s Yorgo Koutsogiorgas will retire efficient Dec. 9 however will proceed to function a member of the Firm’s Board of Administrators and Advisor. Nick Scarpino, who will depart his position as CMO of quick informal model Portillo’s subsequent month, will be part of Giordano’s as its CEO, in accordance with a press launch.
Below Koutsogiorgas’ management, Giordano’s doubled in measurement and expanded operations into 9 different states except for its core market of Illinois. Koutsogiorgas established a partnership with the Chicago Golf equipment and prior to now 5 years additionally expanded the collab to incorporate the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks.
“I’m very happy with the work our staff has accomplished over the previous 13 years to increase our operations, develop our income and efficiently navigate a number of challenges, together with the Covid-19 pandemic, whereas exceeding the expectations of the corporate’s stakeholders all alongside,” Koutsogiorgas mentioned within the press launch. “The corporate is in an amazing place at this time, poised to complete 2024 with constructive buyer site visitors and powerful gross sales, in comparison with 2023. I’m thrilled to have served the corporate throughout its fiftieth anniversary this 12 months and stay up for seeing the model thrive for an additional 50 years.”
Scarpino brings 20 years of promoting experience and 10 years of expertise within the restaurant business. As CMO of Portillo’s, he led the staff behind Portillo’s on-line ordering platform and guided the launch of supply in any respect Portillo’s places nationwide. He additionally oversees model partnerships and served on the menu technique staff and actual property committee. Previous to becoming a member of Portillo’s in 2015, he labored in digital promoting management roles at Google.
“As a life-long Chicagoan, I really like Giordano’s, and I am honored to be the subsequent chief of this beloved model,” Scarpino mentioned within the press launch. “I stay up for working with Yorgo and the remainder of the Giordano’s board, in addition to the corporate’s robust administration staff and companions, to proceed to construct upon its legacy and develop the model throughout new channels and markets.”
Giordano’s was based in 1974 and at present operates greater than 60 eating places.