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Bloomin' Brands CEO announces retirement

By Louis Llovio
| 9:30 a.m. May 7, 2024
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David Deno, the CEO of the Tampa based restaurant group Bloomin’ Brands and the man who lead the company through one of the toughest stretches in the restaurant industry’s history, is retiring.

The company announced Tuesday morning that Deno is stepping down from Bloomin’ Brands after 12 years, the last five as its CEO.

Deno will remain on as the company’s board conducts a search for his replacement and a transition period after that person takes over.

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Louis Llovio

Louis Llovio is the deputy managing editor at the Business Observer. Before going to work at the Observer, the longtime business writer worked at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Maryland Daily Record and for the Baltimore Sun Media Group. He lives in Tampa.