EXECUTIVE OPERATOR · TURNAROUND LEADER

Complex businesses.
Clearer action.

I help teams move through complexity, align around what matters, and turn strategy into measurable results.

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I operate where strategy, people, and execution meet.

My career has centered on multi-unit restaurant businesses, international operations and situations that require both urgency and judgment.

I am most useful when the challenge is ambiguous: performance needs to improve, teams need alignment, and the organization needs a practical path forward.

01

Turnarounds

Stabilizing performance, resetting priorities and building operating discipline quickly.

02

Operations

Creating simple systems, clear accountability and practical routines that improve execution.

03

Growth

Connecting customer proposition, economics and organizational capability to durable growth.

04

Cross-Cultural Leadership

Translating intent across markets and teams so people can move together with trust and clarity.

Selected leadership experience.

Fulham Shore

London · 2026

Chief Operating Officer

Operating leadership across Franco Manca and The Real Greek, focused on sales recovery, cost control, organization design, and execution across a 100+ restaurant estate.

Toridoll Holdings

Tokyo · 2021–2026

Senior Manager, International Division

Led and supported turnaround, governance and growth initiatives across international restaurant brands, including board responsibilities in North America, the UK, and Asia.

Baycrew's Group

Tokyo · 2016–2021

Manager, Flavorworks

A career built across markets, cultures and operating models, combining financial discipline with hands-on leadership and organizational problem solving.

“Understand the situation deeply, simplify what matters, and give teams a clear way to move forward.”

Let’s talk about what comes next.

For leadership, advisory, or board conversations:

info@davidherlich.com