Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Rubio's names new chief operating officer

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Rubio's Restaurants Inc., operator of the Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill chain, said Monday it has promoted Marc Simon to the newly created position of chief operating officer.
Simon has been a senior vice president of operations since he joined the company in November 2007.
Previously he was CEO of America's Incredible Pizza Co. in Tulsa, Okla. He has also worked at McDonald's Corp. and Ernst & Young's consulting group.
Shares of the Carlsbad, Calif.-based company fell 46 cents, or 6.6 percent, to $6.54 on Monday