Tom Cook

Mr. Cook currently resides in Vancouver, Washington with his wife Jen and two of his seven children. Mr. Cook is the co-founder and CEO of Pacific Bells, LLC as well as the CEO of World Wide Wings, LLC. These companies currently operate 243 Taco Bell Restaurants and 67 Buffalo Wild Wings respectively. Mr. Cook has been a Taco Bell Franchisee since 1989 and a Buffalo Wild Wings Franchisee since 2007. Prior to Pacific Bells, Mr. Cook worked as a Taco Bell executive in various positions including operations and research and development. He ended his career as an Area Manager responsible for company and franchise operations in a six state area. Mr. Cook was responsible for all major disciplines in this position including finance, real estate, marketing, franchise operations, and company operations. Mr. Cook has served twice on The Taco Bell Franchise Advisory Board and has served four years as President of that Board. He also was the founding Chairman of the Board and President of the Unified Foodservice Purchasing Cooperative (Formerly UFPC and now RSCS) and the Taco Bell National Purchasing Co-operative. Launched in 1999, RSCS manages the supply chain for all corporate-owned YUM restaurants and most franchisee-owned YUM restaurants. RSCS is the largest purchasing co-op in the QSR industry, with over $8 billion in annual purchases. While on the RSCS Board, Mr. Cook has been the Taco Bell Franchisee member of the UFPC negotiating team for three distribution contracts and four soft drink contracts. In addition to the above restaurant holdings, Mr. Cook is a European Wax Center franchisee and Area Developer, owner of By Design Pizza, a partner in Von Ebert’s Brewery of Portland, and develops commercial real estate. Mr. Cook has served on the Board of Directors of the Taco Bell Foundation, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland, the Board of Directors for Lines For Life, the Board of Directors for Elevate Oregon, and the Advisory Board of the Portland Trail Blazers. Mr. Cook attended Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, and Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande, Oregon. Mr. Cook was also a commissioned Officer in the Ohio Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve as a Combat Engineer.