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title: "Long John Silver's Selects Former Pizza Hut Executive as New COO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/334f8573-b47b-4436-a36c-695dbfdc9fd3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/long-john-silvers-selects-former-pizza-hut-executive-as-new-coo-2708484
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-11-16T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:51.656Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/335bf1c412df7ec3768bb1569fc444717724.jpg
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# Long John Silver's Selects Former Pizza Hut Executive as New COO

**TL;DR:** Long John Silver's has selected Blain Shortreed, a former Pizza Hut executive, as its new chief operating officer. He will assume his new duties on January 1st and focus on driving development and internal operations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/long-john-silvers-selects-former-pizza-hut-executive-as-new-coo-2708484).*

## Story

Long John Silver's has announced a change in its leadership team. According to a recent article in QSR Magazine, the brand has selected Blain Shortreed to fill the role of chief operating officer. The former VP of operations for Pizza Hut will assume his new duties on January 1st. He will be focused on driving development and internal operations.

“Long John Silver’s is continuing the process of innovation and sharing our story with loyal customers. Blain is a veteran in the quick-service restaurant industry and we know he’ll be an asset to our brand as we continue to evolve,” said CEO James O’Reilly.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- quick service restaurant (topic)
- Long John Silver's (company)
- James O'Reilly (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/long-john-silvers-selects-former-pizza-hut-executive-as-new-coo-2708484). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/334f8573-b47b-4436-a36c-695dbfdc9fd3).