LEADERSHIP TEAM

Greg Flynn

Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer

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 has an AB Magna Cum Laude from Brown University, an MA from Yale University, and an MBA from the Stanford GSB. He serves on the board of the Exploratorium, the Brown University President’s Leadership Council, and the Applebee’s Franchise Business Council. He also serves on the Strategic Advisory Group of Goldman Sachs’ West Street Capital Partners VII and the Executive Advisory Board of Cove Hill Partners, L.P. He is a past chairman of the Golden Gate Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.
Lorin Cortina

Chief Financial Officer
Lorin Cortina serves as EVP and CFO of Flynn Restaurant Group and Flynn Properties. He joined Flynn Holdings in 2001 to oversee capital markets, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and accounting, and restaurant development activities. Prior to joining FRG, Lorin was a VP, Investments for Starwood Financial, Inc. and VP, Acquisitions and AVP, Capital Markets at TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Inc. Lorin also worked as a consultant with PWC and Deloitte & Touche. Lorin has held senior management positions involved in corporate finance, capital markets and M&A activities, and has successfully led the investment and related capital raise in transactions totaling over several billion dollars in value. Lorin received a B.A. in Business/Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Brad Pettinger

Chief Operating Officer
Brad serves as Chief Operating Officer for Flynn Restaurant Group and has worked with Greg Flynn for seventeen years and with AAG since its founding in 1998. As COO of FRG, he is responsible for operations of all Applebee’s, Taco Bell, and Panera units. Direct reports include all Vice Presidents of Operations, Training and Human Resources. Prior to joining Apple American, Brad served as VP, U.S. Operations, for Vancouver-based Spectra Group of Restaurants and VP, Operations, for Keg Restaurants.

Brad serves on the Applebee’s Operations Council. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Denver and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
Ron Bellamy

Chief Improvement Officer
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.

Ron graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a BA in Applied Mathematics and Ancient Literature from the University of Michigan.
Bo Davis

SVP of Operations
Bo Davis is the Senior Vice President of Operations for RB American Group (RBA), the largest Arby’s restaurant franchisee in the world, with over 365 Arby’s restaurants located in nine states, including Colorado, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.

Bo began his career in high school as a crew member for Arby’s through US Beef (a family-owned-and-operated franchise founded by his grandfather in 1969). After completing college in 2005, he returned to US Beef as an Assistant Manager and ultimately became the company’s Chief Operating Officer in 2014.

Bo joined Flynn Restaurant Group in December of 2018 when US Beef was acquired by FRG.  He is responsible for leading the RBA operations teams and coordinating the training, development, evaluation and advancement of over 7,500 RBA employees working in restaurant operations.

Bo currently serves on the ARCOP Board of Trustees (Arby’s supply chain co-op) and the Arby’s Franchise Advisory Council. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Missouri – Columbia, in 2005.  Bo lives in Oklahoma with his wife Marcy and their three children.
Rick Morris

VP OF OPERATIONS

Rick serves as Vice President of Operations for RB American. In 1984, Rick joined the Arby’s family when United States Beef Corporation hired him as an Assistant Manager. He worked his way up the ranks of operations while the company grew to 369 units with an expanded footprint to include 9 states eventually serving as SVP of Operations. Rick has been instrumental in designing and deploying many of the operational policies and procedures used by our restaurant teams today. He joined RB American in December of 2018 when FRG acquired United States Beef Corporation. With over 30 years of Arby’s brand experience, Rick supports the RB American operations team through special projects to include transition and orientation for new DOs and ADs.
Tim Bouma

VP OF OPERATIONS

Tim Bouma is a Vice President of Operations for RB American Group (RBA), the world’s largest Arby’s restaurant franchisee. Tim leads and supports 180 restaurants in Oklahoma, Colorado, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming. As an industry veteran from Yum Brands, Tim began working at Arby’s through United States Beef Corporation in December 2008 as a fast-track Director of Operations and was elevated to Vice President of Operations in January 2013. Tim joined Flynn Restaurant Group in December 2018 when US Beef was acquired by FRG.

Tim has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Northeastern State University, and sits on the Advisory Board for the Tulsa Tech Culinary Program. In addition to leading restaurant operations, Tim orchestrates cross functional teams working closely with other support department leaders and is an accredited facilitator of “The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team”.
Syed Mansoor

VP OF OPERATIONS

Syed serves as Vice President of Operations for RB American and oversees the operations of 187+ restaurants across 4 states. Syed is a genuine success story and a perfect portrayal of the American Dream. In 1987, while in graduate school, Syed embarked on a career in the restaurant business and joined the Arby’s family when United States Beef Corporation hired him as a part time closer. Syed’s commitment to guest service quickly caught the eye of the US Beef CEO, and promotions soon followed. He joined RB American in December of 2018 when FRG acquired US Beef Corporation.

Syed’s passion for leadership is all about his people. Over the last 30+ years at Arby’s, he has mentored and developed over 200 people from crew to various management positions, including Directors of Operations. Syed has been instrumental in transitioning newly acquired markets and has worked very closely with the operators in the field to help open over 90 new restaurants in the US Beef footprint. His belief is, “no one can achieve anything meaningful or sustain it alone; when we learn from each other, the humility starts to bubble up.” Leading by example comes naturally to him and speaks volumes, as his mission is to provide his team the skills and ability to be autonomous.

Market Leaders

RB American is built on a substantially differentiated business model. Each geographic region is led by a Market Leader who operates his or her market with great local autonomy while receiving support from the central organization.

Izorah Tallent – Tulsa

Michael Soucie – Northwest

James Barron – OKC

Robert Willis – Mountain North

Troy Smith – Mountain South

John McGraw – Arkansas

Rick Morris – Ozark

Kristina Coffman – Kansas City

Nathan Grosse – Wichita

Matthew Strange – St. Louis

Department Heads

Our Department Heads work together with our senior operating team to support the growth of RB American.

Betsy Mercado, Vice President of Human Resources

Diann Banaszek, Marketing Partner

Pat Eulberg, Vice President of Real Estate

Ron Igarashi, Vice President of Finance

Kasey Mania, Vice President of Procurement

Jeffery Kent, Vice President of Information Technology