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title: "Moe’s Southwest Grill Appoints New Marketing VP and Operations VP"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/217d27ea-beff-4788-8ebc-a97356d7f2c2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/moes-southwest-grill-appoints-new-marketing-vp-and-operations-vp-2707840
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Marketing","People","Operations"]
published: 2018-09-13T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:24.218Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/13883e164f058b3239e0334527cb8c689257.jpg
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# Moe’s Southwest Grill Appoints New Marketing VP and Operations VP

**TL;DR:** Moe's Southwest Grill has appointed Verchele Wiggins Roberts as its new marketing vice president and Jonathon Gilliam as operations vice president. Both hires bring years of experience with major names to the table.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/moes-southwest-grill-appoints-new-marketing-vp-and-operations-vp-2707840).*

## Story

Moe's Southwest Grill has announced two changes to its leadership team. According to a recent article in QSR Magazine, the brand has hired Verchele Wiggins Roberts to serve as the new marketing vice president and Jonathon Gilliam to serve as operations vice president.

Both hires bring years of experience with major names to the table. Prior to accepting the role at Moe’s Southwest Grill, Roberts worked for United Services Automobile Association, InterContinental Hotels Group and Proctor & Gamble. Gilliam’s resume history includes time at SusieCakes and Jamba Juice.

“It’s an exciting time to be in the fast casual restaurant industry and I’m thrilled to join Moe’s Southwest Grill on this journey. Moe’s has a group of dedicated franchisees and operators that are passionate about the brand and I look forward to working with them as we continue to grow the portfolio in current and new markets,” said Gilliam.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- leadership change (topic)
- Moe's Southwest Grill (company)
- Jamba Juice (company)
- fast casual restaurant (topic)
- marketing vp (topic)
- operations vp (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/moes-southwest-grill-appoints-new-marketing-vp-and-operations-vp-2707840). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/217d27ea-beff-4788-8ebc-a97356d7f2c2).