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title: "Fast Casual: Wahlburgers CEO resigning, CFO to take the lead"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/54208e2f-bd34-4bb0-adb8-cb7e4e310e13
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-wahlburgers-ceo-resigning-cfo-to-take-the-lead-2706799
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-06-11T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:20.869Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c08c44456514eb590c6bcbb1791ad57d5859.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Wahlburgers CEO resigning, CFO to take the lead

**TL;DR:** Wahlburgers CEO Rick Vanzura is resigning after six years, and CFO Patrick Renna will take over as interim CEO. Renna previously served as CEO of Boloco and has experience as a CFO for several brands.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-06-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-wahlburgers-ceo-resigning-cfo-to-take-the-lead-2706799).*

## Story

Wahlburgers has announced a change in leadership. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand's CFO, Patrick Renna, will step into the role of interim CEO. He will be replacing Rick Vanzura, who served in the role for over six years.

"I'd also like to thank our staff, franchisees, vendors and our incredible group of managers and crew that bring this awesome brand to life every day in our restaurants. I will always be available to help them any way I can, and I know the business is in very good hands with Patrick," said Vanzura.

Renna had previously served as CEO of Boloco. In addition to the experience, his resume includes time as CFO for brands including Wahlburgers and Alma Nove.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- leadership change (topic)
- Wahlburgers (company)
- interim ceo (topic)
- ceo resignation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-wahlburgers-ceo-resigning-cfo-to-take-the-lead-2706799). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/54208e2f-bd34-4bb0-adb8-cb7e4e310e13).