Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. is the parent company of the Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana restaurant brands

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Fiesta Restaurant Group

Louis Dipietro has been the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group) since October 2018. Louis was previously the Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Panera Bread Company from June 2006 to October 2018. Dipietro began their career as an Associate Attorney at Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar in January 1996 and later served as General Counsel at [Mainspring](/org/mainspring) from January 2000 to December 2002. In February 2004, they joined Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. as an Associate and remained with the company until June 2006 when they transitioned to their role at Panera Bread Company.

Louis Dipietro graduated from [Boston College](/org/boston-college) with a B.A. and then went on to [Boston College](/org/boston-college) Law School to earn their J.D.

Louis Dipietro reports to Richard Stockinger, Chief Executive Officer and President. They work with Charles Chuck Locke - President of Taco Cabana, Dirk Montgomery - CFO, and Eladio Romeo - SVP, Operations, [Pollo Tropical](/org/pollo-tropical-inc).

Louis Dipietro

Paul E. Twohig is the current director at [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group). Paul has previously served as president for Dunkin' Brands and [MOD Pizza](/org/mod-pizza). Paul has also been the chief operations officer for [MOD Pizza](/org/mod-pizza). Paul has over 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry. 

Paul started their career in the restaurant industry as a store manager for Dunkin' Donuts. Paul rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the president of Dunkin' Donuts US & Canada. As president, Paul led Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and Canada operations as well as global franchising and store development for both Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins. Paul was also responsible for improving SMG (Service Management Group) measured guest satisfaction results by 26%. Under Paul's leadership, the company increased its domestic store count by more than 30%, adding more than 2,000 net new restaurants. Additionally, Paul opened 6 new International markets during their tenure as president.

In 2018, Paul left Dunkin' Brands to become the president of [MOD Pizza](/org/mod-pizza). Paul served in this role until January 2020. Paul then became the chief operations officer of [MOD Pizza](/org/mod-pizza), a position they held until November 2018.

Paul E. Twohig is an experienced leader in the restaurant industry with a proven track record of success. Paul is currently director at [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group) and is poised to continue their success in this role.

Paul E. Twohig

Hope Diaz is the Chief Marketing Officer at [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group). Hope has held this position since August 2019. Prior to this, they were the CMO at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. from October 2017 to August 2019. Hope Diaz has also worked as the VP, Global Innovation, Insights and Analytics at Burger King Corporation from October 2007 to October 2017.

Hope Diaz has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the [University of Miami](/org/university-of-miami) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in International Finance and Marketing from the [University of Miami](/org/university-of-miami).

Their manager is Richard Stockinger, Chief Executive Officer and President. Some of their coworkers include Anthony Dinkins - Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Dirk Montgomery - CFO, and Louis Dipietro - Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

Hope Diaz

Patricia Lopez-Calleja has served as Senior Vice President, Guest Engagement of [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group) since September 2019. Previously, Ms. Lopez-Calleja served as Vice President, Guest Engagement from August 2018 to August 2019, Director of Customer Relations of [Pollo Tropical](/org/pollo-tropical-inc) from September 2017 to July 2018 and Director of Guest Relations for [Pollo Tropical](/org/pollo-tropical-inc) from July 2016 to August 2017. During her tenure at [Pollo Tropical](/org/pollo-tropical-inc), which began in November 1996, Ms. Lopez-Calleja held numerous positions within the organization with increased levels of responsibility that included building the catering infrastructure and guest engagement platforms.

Patricia Lopez-Calleja

Richard “Rich” Stockinger has been our Chief Executive Officer and President of [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group) since February 2017. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Benihana Inc. from 2009 to 2014, a member of the Board of Directors of Benihana from 2008 to 2014, a member of the Audit Committee of Benihana from 2008 to 2009, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Benihana from 2010 to 2012. Prior to joining Benihana, he spent more than two decades at The Patina Restaurant Group, LLC and its predecessor Restaurant Associates, Inc. during which time he served in various senior executive capacities, including as President from 2003 to 2008 and as a Director from 1998 to 2006. Most recently, Mr. Stockinger has been a consultant of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., a private equity firm, and Not Your Average Joes, a private restaurant company of which Mr. Stockinger is a member of the Board of Directors.

Richard Stockinger

Eladio Romeo has served as Vice President of Restaurant Operations since February 2018 and was appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, [Pollo Tropical](/org/pollo-tropical-inc) in March 2019. Previously, Mr. Romeo served as Director of Off- Premise of [Pollo Tropical](/org/pollo-tropical-inc) from January 2016 to February 2018. From March 2014 to January 2016, Mr. Romeo served as Director of Franchise of Pollo Franchise, Inc., a subsidiary of [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group). He also served as Senior Operating Manager of Dunkin Brands from September 2013 to March 2014.

Eladio Romeo

Richard Rich Stockinger

Ulysses Comancho

Andrew Rechtschaffen

Anthony Dinkins

Charles Chuck Locke

Nicholas P. Shepherd

Nicholas Daraviras

Stephen P. Elker

Sherrill Kaplan

Stacey Rauch has served as the non-executive Chairman of the board of directors of [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group) since February 2017 and as a director of [Fiesta Restaurant Group](/org/fiesta-restaurant-group) since 2012. Ms. Rauch is a Director (Senior Partner) Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, Inc. from which she retired in September 2010. Ms. Rauch was a leader in McKinsey’s Retail and Consumer Goods Practices, served as the head of the North American Retail and Apparel Practice, and acted as the Global Retail Practice Convener. A 24 year veteran of McKinsey, Ms. Rauch led engagements for a wide range of retailers, apparel wholesalers, and consumer goods manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Her areas of expertise include strategy, organization, marketing, merchandising, omnichannel management, global expansion, and retail store operations. Ms. Rauch was a co-founder of McKinsey’s New Jersey office, and was the first woman at McKinsey appointed as an industry practice leader. Ms. Rauch is also a nonExecutive director of Land Securities, PLC, the UK’s largest commercial property company, where she sits on its Audit and Nomination Committees and the Ascena Retail Group, Inc., a leading national women’s and girls’ specialty apparel retailer, where she sits on the Audit Committee. Previously, Ms. Rauch served on the board of directors of CEB, Inc, a leading member-based advisory company, Ann, Inc., a women’s specialty apparel retailer and, Tops Holding Corporation, the parent company of Tops Markets LLC, a US grocery retailer. Prior to joining McKinsey, Ms. Rauch spent five years in product management for the General Foods Corporation.

With her public company board experience and distinguished career working with retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers during her 24 years at McKinsey & Company, Inc., Ms. Rauch brings to our board substantial expertise in business strategy, marketing, merchandising and operations in the retail industry.

Stacey Rauch

Mr. Montgomery has over a decade of restaurant industry experience, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of Hooters International, a $1 billion iconic restaurant chain with 425 units globally in 25 countries, where he was responsible for accounting, finance, technology, and global supply chain. He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., operator of leading global restaurant brands including Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse. Mr. Montgomery also had responsibility for supply chain and IT during his tenure at Bloomin’ Brands.

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