U.S. sandwich chain Subway on Monday named former Burger King executive Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its CEO starting July 28, tapping a fast-food industry veteran to lift sales and help expand its business globally.

Sandwich chain Subway has tapped former Burger King executive Jonathan Fitzpatrick as the company's latest CEO, effective July 28.

Jonathan Fitzpatrick will take the sandwich chain’s top spot on July 28, and inherits AUV struggles and an ongoing push to modernize its menu.

Subway has hired a former Burger King executive as its new CEO. The Miami-based sandwich chain said Monday that Jonathan Fitzpatrick will join the company on July 28. To continue reading, log in or subscribe.

Subway has announced the appointment of former Burger King executive, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, as its new CEO starting July 28.

Subway named a former Burger King executive as its next chief executive, with a mandate to improve U.S. sales and help expand globally. Jonathan Fitzpatrick is set to become Subway’s first new CEO since private-equity firm Roark Capital bought the sandwich chain for around $9.

Fitzpatrick is scheduled to start at Subway on July 28, taking over a company with dual headquarters in Shelton and Miami, and nearly 37,000 restaurants worldwide. He will “work closely with interim CEO Carrie Walsh to ensure a seamless transition,” the news release also noted.