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title: "Fast Casual: Jimmy John's hires CMO, CDO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ee06dbdb-5aea-4a69-a7fc-396051c022b2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-jimmy-johns-hires-cmo-cdo-2706628
category: "Sandwich & sub"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Sandwich & sub"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-05-24T22:17:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:37:49.185Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e84d6603957e5b5d14e71c7b86656d396518.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Jimmy John's hires CMO, CDO

**TL;DR:** Jimmy John's has hired John Shea as Chief Marketing Officer and Stephen Piacentini as Chief Development Officer. Shea previously worked at PepsiCo, while Piacentini worked at Taco Bell.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-jimmy-johns-hires-cmo-cdo-2706628).*

## Story

Jimmy John's has announced two new members of its leadership team. According to a recent article in Fast Casual , the brand has filled the roles of Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Development Officer. These roles will be filled by John Shea and Stephen Piacentini, respectively.

Shea previously served at PepsiCo in the marketing department. He focused on global expansion and increasing global awareness of the Gatorade brand. Piacentini's resume includes time at Taco Bell, where he took on the role of senior director of restaurant development and facilities.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- leadership team (topic)
- Jimmy John's (company)
- PepsiCo (company)
- marketing (topic)
- hiring (topic)
- development (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-jimmy-johns-hires-cmo-cdo-2706628). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ee06dbdb-5aea-4a69-a7fc-396051c022b2).