One industry analyst called the departure of Red Lobster's CEO very, very, very bad. The news release announcing Valade's resignation did not give a reason for her departure, but she said it was necessary. Valade said in the release that they have accomplished a lot in a short period of time, including building a great leadership team that will carry the business forward. Valade took over as CEO in August after the retirement of the brand's leader. San Diego-based restaurant analyst John Gordon called the resignation very, very, very bad. CEO's don't want to be on board a company for less than eight months. Gordon said that that is an indicator of severe stress and malfunction that you can only stay on a job for eight months before a break occurs. Valade spent more than 22 years at Brinker International, including as brand president for Chili's Grill and Bar, before joining Red Lobster. elli has a strong reputation in the restaurant industry as a leader and in casual dining in particular through her experience coming up through the ranks in Brinker, which of course has both Chili's and Maggiano's The resignation is a bad sign for the future of Red Lobster. He said the departure of a CEO makes everything uncertain. Gordon said that this kind of causes a shiver of ice to go through the management ranks. In the last few months, the management ranks have changed, with David Schmidt becoming the company's new chief financial officer on March 14, Cijoy Olickal becoming the company's chief information officer on March 28 and Patty Trevino becoming the company's chief marketing officer on January 18. Ron Piccolo, chair of the University of Central Florida's department of psychology, said that when a tenure is as short as Valade's at Red Lobster it could be a mismatch. Piccolo said that it would tell him that it is not a great culture to be in or the financial operating circumstance is challenging more so than it might appear on the surface. It is not known who will break the relationship. It was unfortunate that this would happen at a brand that is so important to Central Florida. Red Lobster board member Paul Kenny is expected to be between the company's leadership and board during the transition, and a search for a replacement is expected to begin immediately, the release said. The board of Red Lobster appreciated the service and accomplishments of the former CEO, including navigating through the most recent wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. We wish her the best in the future. Thai Union and a group of investors acquired the rest of the seafood restaurant company from Golden Gate Capital in 2020. Chicken of the Sea, John West, King Oscar and others are seafood brands of Thai Union. The investor group that was part of the acquisition included key shareholders, including Kenny, the former CEO of Minor Food. The sale came after concerns from outside analysts over a loan reaching maturity and the impact of the coronaviruses on the restaurant industry. Red Lobster, which has more than 700 restaurants, completed a debt refinancing last year. The loan had more than $355 million outstanding as of June 2020, according to a report from Moody's. Red Lobster's operations rebounded significantly in the fourth quarter of the year, but faced challenges early in the year due to the omicron variant of coronaviruses. Jay-Z responded to Faizon Love with a verse on Pusha-T's "Neck and Wrist", more than a year after the comedian called him out for faking his drug dealing past. 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