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title: "Paris Baguette USA Appoints New Chief Development Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/51699344-ffe5-425e-b06c-cb725a4042aa
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/paris-baguette-usa-appoints-new-chief-development-officer-2707765
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-09-06T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:59.421Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/51e6394ee0ad0e9786ddeca75e9827e74822.jpg
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# Paris Baguette USA Appoints New Chief Development Officer

**TL;DR:** Paris Baguette USA has appointed John Billingsley as its new Chief Development Officer. Billingsley will focus on expanding the brand in current and new markets across the United States.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/paris-baguette-usa-appoints-new-chief-development-officer-2707765).*

## Story

Paris Baguette* USA has announced a new chief development officer. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the franchise has selected John Billingsley to fill the role. Prior to accepting this role, the industry veteran served as the CDO for Le Pain Quotidien USA. His resume also includes work at Au Bon Pain and Papa Gino’s.

“It is exciting to be part of such an incredible team and look forward to rapidly expanding the Paris Baguette brand within our current markets as well as new territories across the United States,” said Billingsley.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- brand expansion (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Paris Baguette (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/paris-baguette-usa-appoints-new-chief-development-officer-2707765). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/51699344-ffe5-425e-b06c-cb725a4042aa).