Partners

"You can tell a lot about a person by the types of people they choose to surround themselves with." - Founder Rich Melman

Founding Partners

Partner's Name Partner's Title
Richard Melman Founder and Chairman of the Board
Jerry A. Orzoff Co-Founder (Deceased)
Fred Joast Founding Partner and Executive Committee
Charles Haskell Founding Partner and Executive Committee
Bob Wattel Founding Partner and Executive Committee
Marvin Magid Executive Vice President (Deceased)

Executive Partners / Executive Committee

Listed in order of Partnership date.

Partner's Name Partner's Title
Kevin Brown President and Chief Executive Officer of LEYE
Mark Tormey President of Di Pescara, Reel Club and Petterino's
Howard Katz President of Wildfire
Susie Southgate-Fox Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Operations
Dan McGowan President of Big Bowl, Big Bowl Chinese Express and L.Woods Tap and Pine Lodge
Thomas Muno Senior Vice President of Accounting/Operational Analysis
Jay Stieber Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Sue Chernoff Executive Vice President of Marketing
Scott Barton President of M Burger and Fine-Dining Division
Christopher Meers President of Mon Ami Gabi, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, El Segundo Sol, Stripburger, Community Canteen, M Street Kitchen, Stella Rossa Pizza Bar
Marc Jacobs Vice President and Managing Partner of Antico Posto, Foodlife, Mity Nice Grill and Scoozi
Geoff Alexander Vice President and Managing Partner of Wow Bao
Michael Rotolo COO and Managing Partner / Joe's Stone Crab Development Co., LLC & KremeWorks, LLC
R.J. Melman Partner of Hub 51, M Street Kitchen, Stella Rossa Pizza Bar and Paris Club
Jerrod Melman Partner of Hub 51, M Street Kichen, Stella Rossa Pizza Bar and Paris Club
Sara Rowe Senior Vice President of Shaw's Division (Deceased)

Managing Partners

Listed in order of Partnership date.

Partner's Name Partner's Title
John Buchanan President of Lettuce Consulting Group and Senior Vice President of LEYE
Gabino Sotelino Founder of Mon Ami Gabi and Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Don Carson President of Don and Charlie's
Yves Roubaud Executive Chef/Proprietor of Shaw's Crab House Division
Steve LaHaie Senior Vice President of Shaw's Crab House Division
Gerard Centioli President and Chief Executive Officer of ICON LLC. and Senior Partner & Senior Vice President -Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.
Joe Decker Vice President and Executive Chef of Wildfire
Jean Joho Chef/Proprietor Everest, Paris Club, Eiffel Tower Restaurant
Bob Loeschorn Vice President of Wildfire
Dan Ormond Vice President of Big Bowl Division
Chris Favero Vice President of Frankie's Scaloppine and 5th Floor Pizzeria
Scott McCabe Vice President of Mall of America Restaurants and Big Bowl/Big Bowl Express - MN
Carrol Symank Vice President of Food Safety and Training
Gary Baca Vice President and Executive Chef of Joe's Seafood Prime Steak & Stone Crab
Mark Dorian Vice President of Purchasing
Ross Buter Vice President of Wildfire
Randy Brand Vice President of Osteria Via Stato, Pizzeria Via Stato, Nacional 27, M Burger and Tru
Perry Fuselier Vice President and Supervising Partner of Mon Ami Gabi and Café Ba Ba Reeba! Las Vegas
Marc Bernard Partner and Executive Chef of Big Bowl
Steve Donahue Partner of Accounting and Operational Analysis

Partners

Listed in alphabetical order.

Partner's Name Partner's Title
Michael Bellovich Chef Partner of HUB 51 and Paris Club
Mychael Bonner Partner and Executive Chef of Di Pescara, Petterino's, Reel Club and Saranello's
Michel Briand Partner and Executive Pastry Chef of Mon Ami Gabi
John Chiakulas Partner and Corporate Executive Chef
Bruce Cost Partner of Asian Concepts
Michael Cunningham Proprietor Partner of Cafe Ba Ba Reeba!
David Digregorio Partner and Executive Chef of Osteria Via Stato and Pizzeria Via Stato
Dan Evon Partner
Gale Gand Partner of Tru
Alan Garfin Partner and Vice President of Lettuce Consulting
Tim Graham Associate partner and executive chef of Paris Club
Tim Hockett Divisional Chef Partner of MBurger
Steve Hofferth Partner of Mity Nice, Foodlife, Scoozi and Antico Posto.
Terry Lynch Partner of Mon Ami Gabi Division
Matt Mulvihill Partner of Reel Club
Willie Neal Partner of Mon Ami Gabi
Nicole Negrette Partner, Director of Marketing for HUB 51, RJ Grunts and Paris Club
Bill Nevruz Partner of Shaw's Crab House and Tokio Pub
Ron Thompson Partner of Wildfire
Susan Weaver Chef Partner of Mon Ami Gabi Division

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