DENVER — Quiznos has announced the resignation of CEO Dave Deno and the return of founder Rick Schaden as CEO. Deno, who has been CEO for about five months, resigned "for personal reasons" the company said in a news release.
Quiznos' previous CEO Greg Brenneman will continue in his role as executive chairman.
Schaden is the founder, CEO and large shareholder of Quiznos, building the brand since 1991 from 18 franchises to more than 5,000. He also is the founder and chairman of Consumer Capital Partners, a nationally recognized private investment, concept development, strategic advisory and causal marketing firm. Among other initiatives, Consumer Capital Partners is actively developing new restaurant and retail concepts including the hamburger chain Smashburger.
Schaden and his family founded the Schaden Family Fund, a charitable foundation that actively supports initiatives focused on ending poverty through Millennium Promise, CARE, and UNICEF. He also is a founder of America's Road Home, focused on ending family homelessness in the United States.
Schaden graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Colorado with a degree in Business Management and Finance.
