Mark Romano

Mark serves as President for Bell American Group overseeing more than 280 Taco Bells in 8 states. In this role, he is responsible for guiding the Team on their journey to being PREMIER. Mark began his career with Mobil Oil Corporation in multi-unit operations for convenience stores. He later joined forces with The RTM Restaurant Group and was Director of Operations for what was then Arby’s largest franchisee. In 2001, Mark began an 18 year career with Pilot Travel Centers. During his tenure, he was instrumental in scaling the company from 135 units to over 650 centers operating in 42 states and Canada. At Pilot, Mark held a variety of leadership positions including Human Resources and Training and ultimately served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the chain’s Travel Centers, as well as the food within those centers, having responsibility for over 400 QSR restaurants, and over 250 units of a Proprietary food concept called PJ Fresh. He joined Flynn in February 2019 to oversee the continued expansion of Bell American.