Flynn Restaurant Group CEO and leadership

Greg Flynn is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group and Flynn Properties. With more than 1,250 Applebee’s, Taco Bell, Panera, and Arby's restaurants doing greater than $2.3 billion in sales and directly employing more than 48,000 people in 33 states, Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchise operator in the US. Flynn Properties invests in commercial properties on the West Coast and has owned and managed more than 3 million square feet since its founding in 1994; it also owns, in partnership, the luxury resorts Esperanza, located in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Carneros Resort and Solage, both located in the Napa Valley, and the Hotel Madeline in Telluride.

Greg has been recognized as one of the Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO’s by the San Francisco Business Times. He has twice been named Franchisee of the Year and three times named Operator of the Year by Applebee’s Services Inc. He was honored as Restaurant Leader of the Year by Restaurant Business Magazine and Operator of the Year by Nation's Restaurant News. He has also been recognized as Dealmaker of the Year by the Franchise Times and an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young.

Brad Pettinger has worked with with Flynn Restaurant Group since its founding in 1998. As Chief Operating Officer of FRG, he is currently responsible for overall company operations. Prior to joining FRG, Brad served as VP, US Operations, for Vancouver-based Spectra Group of Restaurants and VP, Operations, for Keg Restaurants. Brad holds a B.S.B.A. in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Denver and an E.M.B.A. from the University of Washington. Brad is married and has one son and one daughter

Lorin M. Cortina is a principal and serves as the EVP and CFO of Flynn Holdings LLC, Flynn Restaurant Group LP and Flynn Properties, Inc., among other investment entities.

With 640 restaurants generating $1.4 billion in annual sales, Flynn Restaurant Group LP is the largest restaurant franchisee, and one of the 50 largest foodservice companies of any kind, in the United States. Through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Apple American Group LLC and Bell American Group LLC, the company owns and operates 470 Applebee’s restaurants and 170 Taco Bell and associated YUM! Brands restaurants. Flynn Restaurant Group directly employs 36,000 people in 27 states across the US.

Flynn Properties invests in commercial properties on the West Coast and has owned and managed approximately 3 million square feet since its founding in 1994; it also owns, in partnership, Esperanza, the super-luxury Auberge resort in Los Cabos, Mexico and The Carneros Inn luxury resort in Napa, California.

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Lorin was previously a VP, Investments for Starwood Financial, Inc. (now IStar Financial) and VP, Acquisitions and AVP, Capital Markets at TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Inc. Lorin was also a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Financial Advisory Services Practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and a Senior Consultant with Deloitte & Touche where he earned his California C.P.A. license. Lorin has held senior management positions involved in corporate finance, public and private capital raising, project finance, financial planning and real estate investment and corporate M&A activities and participated or led in the raising of over $2 billion in debt and equity, the negotiation of syndicated credit facilities and the closing and subsequent oversight of over $1 billion in investment and M&A transactions.

As Chief Improvement Officer, Ron is focused on driving incremental value in the business by realizing operational improvement opportunities across Flynn’s more than 1,200 restaurants. He is also responsible for overseeing the organization’s Arby’s business and leads Flynn’s support center based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Prior to joining Flynn, Ron worked for Teachers’ Private Capital where he helped establish Teachers' approach to value creation planning and portfolio management. He also spent more than a decade in management consulting most recently as a partner with Oliver Wyman.

Greg Flynn is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group and Flynn Properties. With more than 1,250 Applebee’s, Taco Bell, Panera, and Arby's restaurants doing greater than $2.3 billion in sales and directly employing more than 48,000 people in 33 states, Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchise operator in the US. Flynn Properties invests in commercial properties on the West Coast and has owned and managed more than 3 million square feet since its founding in 1994; it also owns, in partnership, the luxury resorts Esperanza, located in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Carneros Resort and Solage, both located in the Napa Valley, and the Hotel Madeline in Telluride.

Greg has been recognized as one of the Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO’s by the San Francisco Business Times. He has twice been named Franchisee of the Year and three times named Operator of the Year by Applebee’s Services Inc. He was honored as Restaurant Leader of the Year by Restaurant Business Magazine and Operator of the Year by Nation's Restaurant News. He has also been recognized as Dealmaker of the Year by the Franchise Times and an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young.

Greg Flynn is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Flynn Restaurant Group and Flynn Properties. With more than 1,250 Applebee’s, Taco Bell, Panera, and Arby's restaurants doing greater than $2.3 billion in sales and directly employing more than 48,000 people in 33 states, Flynn Restaurant Group is the largest franchise operator in the US. Flynn Properties invests in commercial properties on the West Coast and has owned and managed more than 3 million square feet since its founding in 1994; it also owns, in partnership, the luxury resorts Esperanza, located in Los Cabos, Mexico, the Carneros Resort and Solage, both located in the Napa Valley, and the Hotel Madeline in Telluride.

Greg has been recognized as one of the Bay Area’s Most Admired CEO’s by the San Francisco Business Times. He has twice been named Franchisee of the Year and three times named Operator of the Year by Applebee’s Services Inc. He was honored as Restaurant Leader of the Year by Restaurant Business Magazine and Operator of the Year by Nation's Restaurant News. He has also been recognized as Dealmaker of the Year by the Franchise Times and an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young.