Fogo de Chão Promotes Daniel Duran to CFO

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Fogo de Chão, founded successful confederate Brazil successful 1979 and present operating 122 restaurants globally, contiguous announced the planned succession of its Chief Financial Officer. Effective July 20, 2026, Daniel Duran volition presume the relation of Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Tony Laday, whose status was announced successful April pursuing much than 12 years with the company. Laday volition stay with Fogo successful an advisory capableness for a play to enactment a seamless enactment transition. 

Daniel astir precocious served arsenic Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations for Fogo de Chão, wherever helium played a cardinal relation successful strengthening the company's fiscal readying capabilities, enhancing data-driven decision-making, and supporting Fogo's continued maturation strategy. Duran joined Fogo successful November 2025.

"Daniel is an exceptional person who has earned the spot and respect of our squad done his strategical mindset, collaborative approach, and committedness to our culture," said Barry McGowan, Chief Executive Officer of Fogo de Chão. "Since joining Fogo, helium has rapidly go a valued spouse to our enactment team, helping america marque smarter decisions that presumption the concern for semipermanent success. As we proceed expanding the Fogo brand, I person implicit assurance successful Daniel's quality to pb our fiscal organization, AI concern relation and assistance signifier our adjacent maturation chapter."

Duran brings much than 15 years of concern and strategy acquisition crossed the edifice and retail industries. Prior to joining Fogo de Chão, helium held concern enactment positions astatine BJ's Restaurants and Hot Topic, wherever helium supported strategical planning, concern performance, and operational maturation initiatives.

"I'm honored to measurement into this relation and grateful for the accidental to proceed gathering connected the beardown fiscal instauration that Tony helped establish," said Duran. "Fogo is simply a singular marque with tremendous momentum, an unthinkable culture, and a talented team. I look guardant to partnering crossed the enactment to enactment our continued maturation portion staying existent to what makes Fogo special."

McGowan added: "We are grateful to Tony for his 12+ years of outstanding work to this company. He volition beryllium greatly missed, and we privation him the champion successful his retirement."

Duran's assignment reflects Fogo de Chão's continued committedness to processing interior endowment and investing successful leaders who embody the company's values and semipermanent vision. As Chief Financial Officer, Duran volition oversee the company's fiscal strategy, planning, accounting, treasury, tax, capitalist relations, and concern analytics functions, helping presumption Fogo for continued home and planetary growth.

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