Former Darden executive takes a new role with a contract foodservice provider.

Rick Sell Metz Culinary Management named Rick Sell the contract feeder's vice president of operations. Sell is responsible for all aspects of the company's restaurant business, including leading the management team and overall operations.

Prior to joining Metz, Sell spent 15 years with Darden Restaurants, most recently as northeast regional director of operations for Bahama Breeze. Sell has also served as director of operations for the Cartel Group, a restaurant and real estate development company in Atlanta.