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title: "Lawry’s Appoints New Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3786ef06-c4b3-489d-93bd-781e5812b669
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/lawrys-appoints-new-chief-marketing-and-strategy-officer-2707451
category: "Fine dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fine dining"
topics: ["Marketing","People"]
published: 2018-08-09T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:19.565Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/410fd78b177810dede5633a0de78f5578437.jpg
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# Lawry’s Appoints New Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer

**TL;DR:** Lawry's appoints Ryan O'Melveny Wilson as its new Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. Wilson will oversee the brand's refurbishing efforts.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-08-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/lawrys-appoints-new-chief-marketing-and-strategy-officer-2707451).*

## Story

Lawry's has announced a change in its leadership team. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the brand has appointed Ryan O’Melveny Wilson to the role of Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer.

“Ryan has extensive industry experience and has been a key part of the company for years, so he has an innate understanding both of our DNA and the restaurant world overall. I’m excited to see him lead the charge in our next chapter,” said chairman Richard Frank.

Wilson has been connected to the Lawry’s brand his whole life, as he is the fourth generation in his family to work for the brand. In this new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the brand’s refurbishing efforts.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- marketing strategy (topic)
- leadership change (topic)
- brand refurbishing (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/lawrys-appoints-new-chief-marketing-and-strategy-officer-2707451). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3786ef06-c4b3-489d-93bd-781e5812b669).