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title: "Captain D’s Names New CMO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a9ab9126-45f0-4eb0-8a29-3473c1a9b8c9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/captain-ds-names-new-cmo-2707747
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-09-04T22:17:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:00.577Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/01d4fb619a5d3b9bca1df82e5910a3de760.jpg
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# Captain D’s Names New CMO

**TL;DR:** Captain D's has named Chris Kuehn as its new chief marketing officer, who will be responsible for boosting brand awareness and aiding the brand's expansion efforts. Kuehn is a seasoned franchise industry veteran with experience at Golden Corral, Pizza Hut, and Arby's.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-09-04. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/captain-ds-names-new-cmo-2707747).*

## Story

Captain D’s has announced a change in its leadership team. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the seafood franchise has named Chris Kuehn as its new chief marketing officer. In this role, he will be responsible for boosting brand awareness and aiding the brand’s expansion efforts. Kuehn is a seasoned franchise industry veteran, having spent a decade at Golden Corral as well as time at Pizza Hut and Arby’s.

"The driving forces behind the impressive success Captain D's has achieved over the past several years are its unique and highly differentiated brand position in the marketplace that is supported by an engaged and growing Franchisee base and superb Sr. Leadership team. I am privileged to be joining the D's system and look forward to contributing to the accelerated growth of this iconic American brand," said Kuehn.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- brand expansion (topic)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- Arby's (company)
- Captain D's (company)
- Golden Corral (company)
- marketing efforts (topic)
- Chris Kuehn (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/captain-ds-names-new-cmo-2707747). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a9ab9126-45f0-4eb0-8a29-3473c1a9b8c9).