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title: "Potbelly Has a New CFO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/32065670-2a1e-4a87-bd82-6574b7477898
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/potbelly-has-a-new-cfo-2708586
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","People"]
published: 2018-12-03T18:13:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:50.131Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/babf18a1af6687d4668eead252514f5c7517.jpg
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# Potbelly Has a New CFO

**TL;DR:** Potbelly Corp. has named Thomas Fitzgerald as its new chief financial officer and promoted Julie Younglove-Webb to chief restaurant operations officer. The company has had several executive changes in 2018, including the addition of Brandon Rhoten as chief marketing officer and vice president.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/potbelly-has-a-new-cfo-2708586).*

## Story

Potbelly Corp. named Thomas Fitzgerald as its new chief financial officer, according to a Restaurant Business report.

The sandwich chain also promoted Julie Younglove-Webb to the position of chief restaurant operations officer, according to the article.

Fitzgerald’s previous experience includes working for retail brands such as Burlington Coat Factory and Bath & Body Works, according to the article. Potbelly CEO Alan Johnson said that Fitzgerald “has a proven track record of transformational leadership,” according to the article.

This isn’t the company’s only executive shakeup in 2018. Earlier this year, Brandon Rhoten joined the sandwich chain as its chief marketing officer and vice president.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Potbelly (company)
- cfo appointment (topic)
- executive change (topic)
- leadership shakeup (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/potbelly-has-a-new-cfo-2708586). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/32065670-2a1e-4a87-bd82-6574b7477898).