Darden Restaurants announced new assignments for the leaders of Red Lobster and Olive Garden, its two largest brands. The moves, which are part of a rotation of leadership in four senior positions in the company, demonstrate the benefits of Darden's long-term commitment to developing talent and its ability to leverage its leaders' breadth to provide key roles with new energy and insight.

The following leadership appointments will take effect early in the new fiscal year which begins May 30, 2011: