Las Iguanas, the Casual Dining Group (CDG) brand, has appointed Magali Podesta, formerly of Bacardi, as its new head of marketing.
Podesta joins the brand, which is nearing its 50th opening, after a year and a half as a project director with Triniti Marketing. Previous to that she was a global marketing manager at Bacardi and a senior brand manager at Moet Hennessy UK.
Earlier this year, the Mos Shamel-led chain announced it was restructuring its senior management team, following the news that chief financial officer Kieron Pollock was stepping down.
Pollock, who has been with the company for eight years, also had responsibility for the marketing, training and menu development functions.
The company said that given the current size of the business and an expansion programme that will see it launch c20 new venues per year for the next two years, it had elected to search for both a chief operating officer and finance director. Both positions will report into managing director Shamel.
Pollock will leave the group in June and will conduct a handover with his successor, the group said.
