LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Corner Bakery Cafe has announced that it has added three new members to its executive team. Richard Peabody joins Corner Bakery as chief financial officer, Paul Hicks has been promoted to vice president of operations services and Joe Webb has been promoted to vice president of operations.
Peabody will oversee the financial performance of the company in addition to its information technology initiatives. He comes to Corner Bakery from Taco Bueno Restaurants L.P., where he served as executive vice president and CFO. He also served as CFO for Romacorp Inc., of Dallas, and Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc./Rally's Hamburgers Inc. of Tampa, Fla.
Paul Hicks joined Corner Bakery Cafe in 1998 as a restaurant manager, and was promoted to general manager in 1998 and area director in 2001. Prior to his promotion to VP of Operations Services, he served the company as senior director of operations and director of catering. Hicks will oversee all operational initiatives and will collaborate with all home office departments and the operations leadership team. Prior to joining Corner Bakery Cafe, he served as district manager for Einstein Brothers Bagels.
Joe Webb has been with Corner Bakery Cafe since 1998 and has served as general manager, area director, and regional director for the Dallas, Chicago and California markets. In his new role, Webb will have operational responsibility for more than 100 restaurants with average annual sales volumes of more than $2.3 million. Prior to joining Corner Bakery Cafe, Webb served as regional director of operations for Boston Market, BCBM Southwest.
