Cypress-based Real Mex Restaurants Inc. President and Chief Executive Charly Robinson left the company, Real Mex confirmed, declining further comment.
Robinson arrived at the company shortly after private equity firms Z Capital Partners LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC bought it out of bankruptcy in 2012. Real Mex promoted Rio Gueli to chief operating officer over all eight brands in May.
Real Mex ranked No. 7 on the Business Journal’s list of OC-based restaurant chains, with estimated systemwide sales of about $330 million. It owns or franchises about 125 restaurants across various brands, including El Torito, Acapulco Cantina, Las Brisas and Who Song & Larry’s.
―Paul Hughes
