BurgerFi CEO and leadership

Ian Baines is a Chief Executive Officer at BURGERFI INTERNATIONAL INC.. He has worked as Senior VP:Strategic Innovation at BRINKER, President/COO at Jack Astors Bar & Grill, and President/CEO at Acfp Management Inc. Ian studied at Westminster College.

With nearly 25 years’ experience at leading international law firms Jones Day and Morrison & Foerster, as well as Sprint Corporation, Schnopp is a trusted advisor who provides legal advice balanced with business practicalities in counseling on complex strategic, transactional, governance, finance, and regulatory matters. He previously served as Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Sprint for nearly 12 years, where he helped lead the board of directors and executive team in its merger with T-Mobile and was the lead financing lawyer, where he raised over $60 billion in capital during his tenure. Schnopp holds a bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University, where he graduated Cum Laude, and a juris doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif.

Michael Rabinovitch is a Chief Financial Officer at BURGERFI INTERNATIONAL INC. and is based in North Palm Beach, Florida. He studied at Florida State University - College of Business between 1988 and 1992.

Karl Goodhew joins as Chief Technology Officer of BurgerFi after serving as Director of Software Engineering at Macy’s Inc., a $17 billion-dollar, Fortune 500 multi-brand retailer. He has also held positions at Home Depot, YellowPepper that was acquired by Visa, and JCPenney where he was responsible for all aspects of the 5-star rated consumer mobile apps. For almost a decade, Goodhew has served in leadership roles at various large retailers and start-ups. Goodhew recently helped launch Market by Macy’s, led the cloud transformation for Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, and built a diverse team of engineers focused on store selling and operations. At YellowPepper, Goodhew built a PCI compliant payment system and integrated the solution into Facebook Messenger. Goodhew has delivered cloud architecture solutions, successful digital customer experiences and secure financial systems throughout his career. Goodhew has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia.

Zavolta has over 20 years in human resource leadership experience in the restaurant industry and most recently served as Chief People Officer at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings. While at Anthony’s, she designed all of the company’s people processes and developed and implemented a 501(c)(3), a needs based employee assistance fund aligned with the organization’s core values. Prior to Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings, Ms. Zavolta served as Chief People Officer for Logan’s Roadhouse where she was a contributor to one of the industry’s most complex EBITDA recoveries and optimizations. Previously, she spent time in various leadership roles at Hooters of America, RARE Hospitality, and Ted’s Montana Grill where she reversed high turnover trends. Ms. Zavolta is a cutting-edge people strategist, guiding human capital management as an asset to market growth and brand differentiation with a focus on employee retention, engagement and performance driven cultures. Ms. Zavolta has deeply developed perspectives spanning across the wide spectrum of cultures and U.S. locations ranging from 2,000 to 14,000 employees. Ms. Zavolta holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communication from Marshall University. She lives in Parkland, Florida with her husband Ken and their three children, Milo, Luca and Emme.

Biskin has been leading restaurant companies to prominence for over 25 years. He served in various C-level roles developing, operating, and growing some of the largest national and international brands, including TGI Friday’s, Chili’s, Native Foods, and Wolfgang Puck Cafes. In 2013, Ron utilized his extensive restaurant, development, and franchise experience to launch Pizza Studio, a fast-casual pizza concept featured in Forbes Magazine as one of “America’s Most Promising Brands.” In his role as founder and CEO from 2013 through 2020, he successfully opened Pizza Studio locations across the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Philippines. Mr. Biskin has his Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University and Juris Doctor from University of Toledo.

QSR & fast-casual professional with 30+ years experience in senior domestic & international general management roles at Burger King and currently CEO of BurgerFi

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