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&ldquo;<a href="http://bloominbrands.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=bloomin-brands-announces-c-suite-shuffling-as-former-ceo-elizabeth-smith-steps-down-2709373" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Bloomin&rsquo; Brands</a> has announced a reshuffling of its executive suite, resulting in the removal of Elizabeth Smith as chief executive officer,&rdquo; according to an article on <a href="https://table.skift.com/2019/03/08/bloomin-brands-ceo-cedes-leadership-to-current-cfo/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=bloomin-brands-announces-c-suite-shuffling-as-former-ceo-elizabeth-smith-steps-down-2709373" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">SkiftTable</a>. 

Bloomin&rsquo; Brands restaurant group owns Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba&rsquo;s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming&rsquo;s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar. 

&ldquo;In an SEC filing submitted Friday morning&rdquo; the company announced that CEO Elizabeth Smith is stepping down and &ldquo;will will transition to a new role as executive chairman of the company&rsquo;s board effective April 1.&rdquo; Smith joined the company in 2009 and grew the company &ldquo;to 1,500 restaurant locations in 48 U.S. states and 20 countries. She has also championed multiple digital initiatives, such as an <a href="https://table.skift.com/2018/10/29/outback-parent-company-sees-great-promise-in-off-premise-sales/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=bloomin-brands-announces-c-suite-shuffling-as-former-ceo-elizabeth-smith-steps-down-2709373" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">emphasis on delivery</a> for Outback and Carraba&rsquo;s Italian grill, Bloomin&rsquo;s Brands&rsquo; larger chains,&rdquo; the article said.

According to the article, &ldquo;Bloomin&rsquo; Brands current Chief Financial Officer David Deno will become its new CEO, according to the filing,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Group Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis Christopher Meyer will assume Deno&rsquo;s vacated role.&rdquo; The transition is interestingly timed, as the restaurant group &ldquo;is set to host its annual investor day on March 11,&rdquo; per the article.

Read the full story <a href="https://table.skift.com/2019/03/08/bloomin-brands-ceo-cedes-leadership-to-current-cfo/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=bloomin-brands-announces-c-suite-shuffling-as-former-ceo-elizabeth-smith-steps-down-2709373" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

Bloomin' Brands Announces C-Suite Shuffling As Former CEO Elizabeth Smith Steps Down

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Bloomin’ Brands current Chief Financial Officer David Deno will become its new CEO.


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