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 keeping with a press launch.
Underneath Koutsogiorgas’ management, Giordano’s doubled in measurement and expanded operations into 9 different states apart from its core market of Illinois. Koutsogiorgas established a partnership with the Chicago Golf equipment and previously 5 years additionally expanded the collab to incorporate the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks.
“I’m very happy with the work our workforce 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 a terrific place right this moment, poised to complete 2024 with optimistic buyer visitors and robust gross sales, in comparison with 2023. I’m thrilled to have served the corporate throughout its fiftieth anniversary this yr and look ahead to seeing the model thrive for an additional 50 years.”
Scarpino brings 20 years of selling experience and 10 years of expertise within the restaurant business. As CMO of Portillo’s, he led the workforce behind Portillo’s on-line ordering platform and guided the launch of supply in any respect Portillo’s areas nationwide. He additionally oversees model partnerships and served on the menu technique workforce 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 like Giordano’s, and I am honored to be the subsequent chief of this beloved model,” Scarpino mentioned within the press launch. “I look ahead to working with Yorgo and the remainder of the Giordano’s board, in addition to the corporate’s robust administration workforce 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 the moment operates greater than 60 eating places.
