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RAVE Updates its Leadership Team

The parent company to chains Pie Five and Pizza Inn, RAVE Restaurant Group made a series of personnel moves that include naming Zack Viljoen, vice president of operations for RAVE and general manager of Pie Five; Denise Wilson, associate vice president of supply chain; and Roger Mangum, director of operations and training.

RAVE Restaurants tagzViljoen assumes full responsibility for marketing and operations, training operations and compliance, “as well as driving scale reimagining for Pizza Inn buffets,” per a company release. Previously, Viljoen was senior director of marketing and strategy for RAVE.

Wilson’s background includes working with Wingstop Restaurants, Nothing Bundt Cakes and LSG Sky Chefs. This is her second stint with RAVE, as Wilson served as sr. director of supply chain and customer relations for RAVE from 2002 to 2013, playing a role in the development of its Pie Five concept.

Other notable executive appointments made by RAVE include Jay Rooney, chief financial officer; Carlos Cojulun, marketing director of Pizza Inn and Liam Finn, director of franchise development.

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