US bakery café chain Panera Bread has announced that Paul Twohig has resigned as executive vice president and chief operating officer.

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Twohig had served in this role since January 2003. The company said three of its executives would be taking on Twohig’s responsibilities immediately: John Maguire, senior vice president, chief company and joint venture operations officer, who has worked for the company for more than twelve years as an operator and a senior executive in various capacities; Mike Kupstas, senior vice president and chief franchise officer, who has been with the company for eight years in several senior executive positions; and Michael Nolan, senior vice president and chief development officer, who has served in his current capacity since he joined the company in 2001.

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