Amusement
A new ride will replace the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure, according to news reports. Guardians of the Galaxy-Mission: Breakout! will go into the Hollywood Tower Hotel building. The Marvel Comics-themed ride will take park visitors on an adventure with superhero Rocket Raccoon. Disney and Marvel announced the change at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego. Twilight Zone will operate until January. The new ride is scheduled to open next summer, around the time the newest “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie debuts in theaters.
Apparel
Luxottica Group SPA in Italy said it’s speeding up integration of Oakley Inc. The eyewear brand’s wholesale division now will report to Luxottica’s New York office, and operations of its 250 stores will be handled from Mason, Ohio. Oakley’s Foothill Ranch headquarters will continue to focus on product design, research, development and manufacturing. Oakley’s Foothill Ranch staff will be trimmed by about 400, or 20%, by year-end, leaving about 2,000 companywide.
Arts
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa plans to mark its 30th anniversary with a concert headlined by Grammy Award-winner Carole King. Proceeds from the Dec. 2 Candlelight Concert will benefit the center’s artistic programs. Luxury jeweler Lugano Diamonds and Wells Fargo are main sponsors.
Healthcare
Fountain Valley-based MemorialCare Health System appointed two financial executives for its Orange County hospitals. It named Aaron Coley chief financial officer and Adolfo Chanez executive director of finance and controller of Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley and Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills. Coley’s been with MemorialCare since 2000. Chanez, a certified public accountant, had served as Saddleback Memorial’s chief financial officer since 2010.
Glaukos Corp. in Laguna Hills said Chief Financial Officer Richard Harrison will retire next year. Glaukos makes the iStent implant used to treat glaucoma, an eye disease that’s a major cause of blindness. The device maker said in a statement that Harrison, who joined Glaukos in 2008, will remain CFO until a successor is named and that he’s “agreed to assist with an orderly transaction.”
Manufacturing
Infinite RF Holdings Inc. in Irvine bought on undisclosed terms L-Com Inc., a maker of custom computer networking equipment in North Andover, Mass. Infinite RF supplies radio frequency components to military, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics customers. Windjammer Capital Investors in Newport Beach sold Infinite RF in June to San Francisco private equity firm Genstar Capital.
Restaurants
Johnny Rockets Group Inc. in Lake Forest named John Maguire president and chief executive officer, replacing Charles Bruce, who joined the burger chain in March 2015. Maguire will retain his current role as president and chief executive of FIC Restaurants Inc., formerly Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC in Wilbraham, Mass. Friendly’s sold its retail and manufacturing in June for $155 million in cash to Dean Foods Company in Dallas. Johnny Rockets said it will operate independently of Friendly’s while company leaders consider the “synergy” of both restaurant chains’ menu items, which include shakes, burgers and sandwiches and “high-quality” ice cream.
Taco Bell Chief Executive Brian Niccol joined the board of directors at Harley-Davidson Inc., the maker of motorcycles in Milwaukee, Wis.
In-N-Out Burgers Inc. President Lynsi Snyder made a rare public appearance at Disneyland Hotel to pick up the 2016 Most Trustworthy Leader Award as her Irvine-based company beat co-finalists Yard House USA Inc. in Irvine and BJ’s Restaurants Inc. in Huntington Beach for top honors in the restaurant chain category. The Center for Brand Values Communication and Research at California State University-Fullerton, along with the Amusement Park ad agency in Santa Ana and its marketing think tank, the Values Institute, hosted the annual event.
