Phil Greifeld, the CEO of Atlanta-based Huddle House, left the company to become chief executive of Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen. Greifeld joined Huddle House in 1995 and spent nearly 12 years as CEO. Ken Keymer took over as the interim chief executive of Huddle House, which has more 400 restaurants.

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