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title: "El Pollo Loco Picks First Ever Chief People Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0de99701-a128-4bba-a40d-7367c807370e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/el-pollo-loco-picks-first-ever-chief-people-officer-2707675
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-08-28T18:13:56.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:49.897Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/cd9fcd2a847270625ea2f8ccce6b0be99519.jpg
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# El Pollo Loco Picks First Ever Chief People Officer

**TL;DR:** El Pollo Loco hires Jennifer Jaffe as its first chief people officer. Jaffe has an extensive background in human resources and talent development, having worked for companies such as AT&T and DIRECTV.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-08-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/el-pollo-loco-picks-first-ever-chief-people-officer-2707675).*

## Story

Former Estee Lauder executive Jennifer Jaffe has been named El Pollo Loco’s first chief people officer, according to a Nation’s Restaurant News report.

Jaffe has an extensive background in human resources and talent development. Previous companies she’s worked for include AT&T and DIRECTV, and she will oversee all human resources functions at the chicken chain.

“Jennifer brings the visionary and authentic leadership needed to help us create a truly amazing culture for our people, who in turn will continue to give our customers the best food and the best experience possible,” El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. CEO Bernard Acoca said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- El Pollo Loco (company)
- Bernard Acoca (person)
- human resources (topic)
- AT&T (company)
- talent development (topic)
- DirecTV (company)
- chief people officer (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/el-pollo-loco-picks-first-ever-chief-people-officer-2707675). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0de99701-a128-4bba-a40d-7367c807370e).