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Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza adds to leadership team

June 4, 2019

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza has added four leaders to its executive team, according to a company press release.

John Reale, former COO of Focus Brands and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, will fill the same role at Anthony's, and Katie Knight, former CMO of Carrabba's Italian Grill is taking over as CMO. 

The brand also added Dean Courtelis as chief culinary officer. He spent two year's at Amazon's Seattle headquarters, overseeing the company's first FDA-certified food manufacturing facility and served as operations manager for eight stores in The Cheesecake Factory chain. 

And finally, former Jamba Juice and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen CMO Claudia Schaefer was named to Anthony's board, according to the release. 

"As Anthony's plans further expansion across the U.S., we are thrilled to have these dynamic individuals join Chief People Officer Michele Zavolta and Chief Financial Officer Rebekah Cooksey on our executive team, and welcome Claudia onto our board," Anthony's CEO Wayne Jones, said in the release. 

Anthony's has 67 company-owned restaurants in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.