Long John Silver’s names McDonald’s, Einstein Noah veteran as COO

Louisville, Ky. - Long John Silver's has named Brian Unger as COO. He joins the organization with more than 30 years of experience in the food service industry.



Unger's restaurant operations experience began as a manager trainee at McDonald's, where he moved on to promotions and international leadership positions in the Caribbean and Latin America. He achieved the positions of senior VP of McDonald's USA and VP of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada.



After more than 25 years with McDonald's, Unger joined the Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. as COO, where he worked alongside James O'Reilly, who was recently appointed as Long John Silver's CEO.