RAVE Restaurant Group, Inc. announced that Clinton Coleman, a current member of the company's board of directors, has been appointed Interim chief executive officer and the board has retained the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles to conduct a search for a permanent CEO. Mr. Coleman is succeeding Randy Gier through a mutual agreement between all parties. He is a Managing Director of Newcastle Capital Management. Mr. Coleman has served on the company's board for nine years and has worked closely with the management team to develop the company's growth strategies. He is a managing director of Newcastle Capital Management. Mr. Coleman also previously has served as CEO of Bell Industries, Inc. and interim CEO of Rave.