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