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Advisory Council

GRLC's trusted advisers who help ensure event success

Ibrahim
AlJammaz

CEO
Alamar Foods

Michael
Beacham

President
Darden International

Peter
Boylan

President
Ballard Brands, LLC

Willem
Brandt

Global Vice President, Customer Development
Unilever Food Solutions

F. Lane
Cardwell, Jr.

Chairman of the Board
ALFA Restaurant Group - Saudi Arabia

Sam
Chamberlain

COO
Five Guys Burgers & Fries

TC
Chatterjee

CEO
Griffith Foods

Barbara
D'Amato

CEO
Trilogy Brands Group

Roberto
De Angelis

VP, International Operations
P.F. Chang's

Bryan
Griffiths

CEO
European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd.

Sudhakar
Gupta

Director, International Business Development
IFFCO

Jim
Hartenstein

Former SVP-International at Wendy’s and Little Caesars Pizza
International Franchise Consulting

Hattie
Hill

President & CEO
Women's Foodservice Forum

Ned
Lyerly

President, International
CKE

Trevor
MacKenzie

Managing Director
Mango Tree Restaurants Worldwide

Mike
Manzo

COO
Jersey Mike's Franchise

Josh
Merin

Vice President, International Affairs & Chief of Staff
International Franchise Association

Bill
Mitchell

CEO
Cicis

Joel
Neuman

Vice President, Legal and Industry Affairs, Foodservice
The Coca-Cola Company

James
O'Reilly

CEO
Long John Silvers

Andrew
Plimmer

Founder & CEO
Motim Technologies, Inc.

Tyrone
Reid

CEO
Alabbar Enterprises

Herb
Ring

National Foodservice Director
Hershey Company

Steve
Romaniello

Managing Director
Roark Capital

Anjum
Sadaqat

Founder & CEO
Intellytics

Gary
Schwartz

Director of Culinary and Supply Chain Global Licensing
Shake Shack

Scott
Sonnemaker

Senior Vice President- International Foodservice Operations
Sysco Corporation

Rudy
Sugueti

Sr VP, Global Development & Operations & Executive Director
California Pizza Kitchen

Adam
Werner

Managing Director
AlixPartners

Tim
Whitehead

Vice President
Premier Food Industries

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