Marco's Pizza CEO and leadership

Richard Roman is an EMR Consultant at Various Companies, Chief Executive Officer at Marco s Pizza, and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at NEW Life School and is based in Newport News, Virginia. He has worked as Information Technology Specialist at Queens Long Island Medical Group, server at Darden Restaurants Inc., and EMR Consultant at University of Michigan. Richard attended University of Phoenix between 2008 and 2009, ST. RAYMOND SCHOOL, and Virginia State University between 2001 and 2006.

Rager joined Marco’s Pizza in February of 2019 as its CFO. Rager is responsible for overseeing the business intelligence, financial strategy, accounting, and capital planning for all Marco's Pizza's companies. Rager’s deep restaurant and retail brand experience includes Yum! Brands/KFC, Mast Industries Inc., Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. and Granite City Food & Brewery. He broadened his experience base by spending five years with Accenture providing business strategy consulting services. Now as Marco's Pizza grows to new heights, his focus will be to improve the profitability, operational efficiency, and financial performance of the brand while facilitating access to growth capital. Rager graduated from Miami University and has an MBA from the JL Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University.

Richard Stanbridge talent exceeds 40 years of experience in technology, marketing, financial services and manufacturing. His experience includes building a large telecommunications and data company serving over 34 thousand locations, as well as small technology product manufacturing across international borders, all areas of corporate operations with particular strengths in areas such as technology processes, financial reporting systems, financial strategy including debtor in possession financing.

As the co‑founders of Fidelity Communications, combines his business education from the University of Michigan and Georgetown University with over forty years of experience in many areas of the telecommunications industry. His exposure to new technologies Vice President of the Ford Aerospace, Starnet Communications, led to contacts in computer manufacturing. Appointed to Ford Motor Company executive roundtable as the Ford Aerospace representative offered extensive experience in the design of large technology platforms.

Fidelity has become one of the predominant telecommunications providers to the restaurant industry in the United States. The Pizza Operators Association and Pizza Marketplace (an industry publication) have stated that Fidelity is the telecommunications service leader in the QSR industry, having worked with over 34,000 establishments. Mr. Stanbridge also was instrumental working with back office technology to help Disney Parks rollout of many Park enhancements. In addition to his executive career, Mr. Stanbridge serves on several charitable boards including the Boy Scouts of America. He has published many articles about technologies. He also serves as Managing Director of The Stanbridge Group, a high level business consulting think tank. Most recently, he serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Marco's Pizza, a 900+ store operation in North America.

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Watson joined Marco’s Pizza in 2013 as VP, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer. Watson has more than 40 years of legal experience, supporting core business transactions and scaling the business appropriately. Watson’s experience includes real estate, M&A transactions, franchise development and regulatory compliance, litigation & risk management, outsourcing, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Marco’s, Watson represented several franchise organizations and restaurants, including Jamba Juice, Taco Bueno and Burger King. He has a Juris Doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

Tussing joined Marco’s Pizza in 2020 after serving as CMO for a full-service marketing agency, where he led the strategy behind the Marco’s Pizza brand assignment in July 2017. As an expert in brand positioning and strategy, Tussing’s leadership and strategy helped catapult the Marco’s brand into the national spotlight. He has more than 25 years’ experience in marketing and has worked with such brands as Northwestern Mutual, Clorox, Wrigley, Mars, Kraft and Anheuser-Busch.

Tussing holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Southern California and is a competitive runner and cyclist.

Rod Sanders became VP, Chief Performance Officer in 2020 after serving as Vice President, Talent Management since 2018. Sanders works closely with talent management operations, collaborates with department heads and stakeholders to ensure all human capital initiatives are successfully implemented, executed and benefit the future of the company. He came to Marco’s in 2015 where he implemented a multi-level instructor program, effectively optimizing training delivery across Marco’s 1,000 plus locations and launched a performance management program.

Sanders’ background includes over two decades of leadership and professional development training for the U.S. Army, and also spent a few years as an adjunct professor of National Security and Intelligence management. Sanders holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University Phoenix, alongside a Master of Arts in Homeland Security from American Military University and a Bachelor of Science in Intelligence from National Intelligence University.

Prior to joining Marco’s Pizza, Stilwell spent the last 35 years in the restaurant and franchise industry helping brands like Taco Bell, Kahala Corp., Peter Piper Pizza, and Red Robin drive growth and improve profitability.

Stilwell spent the last two years as an Area Representative for Marco’s Pizza. He built six locations and learned the ins and outs of the brand while learning more about the people who help make the brand successful. After becoming impressed with the leadership team, the Area Representatives in the system, and the quality of the product, Stilwell was hooked on Marco’s and was confident he could help take the popular pizza restaurant to the next level by re-entering corporate America.

Steve Seyferth is a Senior VP/Chief Experience Officer at Marco s Pizza and is based in Toledo, Ohio. He has worked as Senior Vice President - Group Account Director (Gatorade & Dominos Pizza) at Foote Cone & Belding, President/Owner at SSG MARKETING LIMITED, and Vice President at AT&T Inc.. Steve attended University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

Brown, a Marco’s Pizza Area Representative and Franchisee for more than a decade, leads both franchise operations as well as company-managed operations. Brown began his career in the pizza industry 40 years ago as a delivery driver for Domino’s, while attending The Ohio State University. He worked his way up the ranks at Domino’s and ultimately became the Senior Vice President of Operations for its largest franchisee, overseeing stores in eight states and two foreign countries. He joined the Marco’s Pizza brand in 2008 and now owns nine stores and serves as an Area Representative for Marco’s Pizza in Alabama and Middle Tennessee.