Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 3, 2004
PAUL J. B. MURPHY III is the Acting Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of New World Restaurant Group, Inc., a leader in the
quick casual segment of the restaurant industry. Before assuming his
current position, Mr. Murphy had served as COO from June 2002, where he
was responsible for the day-to-day operations of all company-owned,
franchised and licensed stores across New World's six brands. He joined
Einstein/Noah in December 1997 as Senior VP, Operations, was promoted to
Executive VP in March 1998, and continued in that position following New
World's acquisition of the assets of Einstein/Noah in June 2002. His
prior experience in the quick casual arena includes serving as COO with
an Einstein/Noah area developer and as Director of Operations for R&A
Foods, LLC, a Boston Chicken area developer. Mr. Murphy also spent 11
years in operations with S&A Restaurants, the owner and operator of
Steak & Ale and Bennigans Restaurants. Currently a resident of
Evergreen, Colorado, Mr. Murphy received his BA from Washington and Lee
University in 1976. Profile
overview of where you are at this point in time compared to two years
ago?
Mr. Murphy: Today we have five brands with 735
