Rita's Italian Ice picks new CEO; Arla Foods finds a new EVP
Restaurant veteran Jeff Moody heads Rita's; Henri de Sauvage Nolting leaves Unilver for Arla.
Rita's Italian Ice selected Jeff Moody as Chief Executive Officer. He will join the company's board of directors. Rita's is the nation's largest Italian ice concept chain with over 600 outlets in 20 states. Moody has been CEO of MetroMedia Restaurant Group (Bennigan's, Steak & Ale, Ponderosa, Bonanza), President of KFC U.S., and a division vice president at Pizza Hut U.S. Rita's also named John Dombroski Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Most recently, Dombroski served as Chief Financial Officer of Sancoa, and previously held senior finance positions with Hasbro, and Campbell Soup.
Henri de Sauvage Nolting is the new Executive Vice President for Arla Foods in Sweden, replacing replaces Christer Åberg. de Sauvage Nolting was head of Unilever Nordic and has 20 years of experience within consumer products. He will be responsible for the business group Consumer Sweden, including Consumer Finland, and will be a member of Arla Foods’ Executive Management Group.