Restaurant industry veteran Jim Esposito was named chief operating officer for BurgerFi. Esposito’s background includes positions at Burger King Corporation, Panera Bread Company and Papa Gino’s.

He most recently served as senior vice president of operations for Planet Fitness.

“Jim Esposito has a strong record of delivering rapid business results while positioning franchised and corporate-owned businesses to greater levels of profitability and operational efficiencies,” said Julio Ramirez, CEO of BurgerFi. “He is a dynamic change agent able to lead and manage change using innovative, out-of-the-box approaches and I am honored to have him as part of the BurgerFi family.”