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Julie Masino quietly blessed efforts to find her successor as she publicly charted a path out of a controversial rebranding.

Julie Masino will receive $4.63 million in severance plus security costs after stepping down as Cracker Barrel CEO amid the failed rebrand fallout.

Cracker Barrel is switching CEOs, the chain said on Monday. David Deno will take over after Julie Masino spent nearly three years trying to improve results.

The Southern dining chain will continue paying an unspecified amount for Masino's protection for as long as the board deems it “reasonably necessary," according to a regulatory filing.

Just when Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino seemed to be finally clawing her way back from last year's logo debacle, the company announced on Monday she is stepping down.

Cracker Barrel must decide between appealing to its most loyal diners or potentially alienating them by breaking from its roots.

Perhaps 70 is the new 50 when boards are looking for veteran executives to stabilize a company.