TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANT - Key Persons
Clay Mingus serves as the Chief Legal Officer for Twin Peaks. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2001 and began his legal career in private practice in Atlanta, GA. Clay discovered his passion for the business of restaurants and hospitality upon joining Hooters of America in 2007 as Vice President and General Counsel, and he hasn't looked back at law firm life since. He later became Chief Legal Officer of La Cima Restaurants, LLC, a large franchisee in the Twin Peaks system, and then joined Twin Peaks in July 2017. Before law school, Clay earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Purdue University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Marketing
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Global
- VP of Global Franchise Sales
Glenn Moon, Vice President of Global Franchise Sales, leads Twin Peaks Franchising efforts with almost 20 years of hospitality investment, real estate, and franchise development experience to the Twin Peaks Restaurants team. Glenn has a strong background in site selection, real estate analysis, feasibility, and recruitment of new franchise partners.
Moon spent the majority of his career launching and growing lifestyle brands at Choice Hotels International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Best Western Hotels & Resorts before launching his venture into casual dining.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Finance
- Senior Director of Finance
- Vice President of Financial and Strategic Planning
Barnes joined the Twin Peaks team five years ago as senior director of finance before being promoted to vice president of finance. She's responsible for overall financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis for the company. Her team provides business reviews and daily and weekly sales and traffic results to franchisees and shares their analytical tools with them so they can keep a close eye on their location's performance. Barnes and her team set standards for financial operations for each department that guides Twin Peaks' successes.
Joe Hummel is the Chief Executive Officer of Twin Peaks, and brings to the concept his wide-ranging experience in all facets of the restaurant business over the past 30+ years. Joe began in distribution and purchasing, and worked his way to become the EVP of Operations and Purchasing at Hooters of America, before joining La Cima Restaurants, LLC as Chief Operating Officer. La Cima Restaurants, LLC is the largest franchisee of Twin Peaks Restaurants. Joe eventually took the reins as CEO of Twin Peaks in October 2016 and relocated to the Dallas headquarters in July 2017. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in in Business Administration from Clemson University.
When asked what makes Twin Peaks a unique franchise opportunity, Joe remarked, "We provide all of our operators with really intuitive and insightful tools that set them up for success right away. It's not sink or swim here. Their success is our success."
Lexi Burns has over 20 years of Training & Development experience in her background. Her career in training started at Hooters Texas Wings where she was responsible for the development of all Hourly and Management training programs and 21 new restaurant openings. She ascended to Twin Peaks in 2010, when the company had only 13 locations. Her guidance has been instrumental in the creation of brand policies, operating systems, HRIS implementation, and the onboarding and training of Franchisees. Since 2010, Lexi's new store opening curriculum and training team have opened 69 locations. In 2013 she was an industry pioneer in the use of micro-learning as a strategy, through an online, mobile training platform. During her time at Twin Peaks, she has developed all front line training, Management Development through Multi-Unit, and Performance Management programs. In 2017, her responsibilities expanded to include Management Recruiting. Creating cutting-edge recruiting, onboarding, and training programs that engage the millennial generation and drive results is her team's mission. Lexi is a long-time member of the Council of Hotel Restaurant Trainers (CHART). Lexi's true professional passion is the development of her team members, that she works with daily.
Job Titles:
- Chief Development Officer
Mike Locey has over 40 years of experience in the restaurant industry, combining a broad range of skills and positions including Director of Operations, Director of Franchise Services, and Director of Development overseeing franchise acquisitions, restaurant dispositions, workouts, and asset management. He is a graduate of Franklin University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership, and a Master's degree in Business Administration. As the Chief Development Officer of Twin Peaks, Mike provides leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams on matters related to the development of new restaurants and/or the redesign of existing facilities. A combination of design, construction, and development is an essential component when determining brand strategies and growth plans. He ensures Twin Peaks brand identity is achieved through real estate strategies.
Mike Prentiss brings 15 years in the industry to Twin Peaks. He began his career at Ernst & Young prior to joining Landry's Restaurants, Inc. and then Fogo De Chao, where he worked his way up to Chief Financial Officer. At Twin Peaks, Prentiss is responsible for directing all accounting operational functions as the Controller.
Randy DeWitt founded Twin Peaks in 2005, the mountain-lodge themed sports restaurant has rapidly expanded from its legacy location in Lewisville, Texas, with no plans to stop development. Randy brought Joe Hummel on as CEO of the brand in July of 2017. He is thrilled with the accomplishments of the Twin Peaks brand and is excited to continue to help expand the concept to untapped markets throughout the country. Randy is the CEO of Front Burner Restaurants, overseeing operational and developmental aspects of the nationally-recognized Twin Peaks brand and additional brands throughout the Southwest, including: Velvet Taco, Mexican Sugar, Sixty Vines, Whiskey Cake, Ida Claire, The Ranch, Legacy Hall, Haywire and The Keeper.
When asked what sets Twin Peaks apart as a business model, Randy responded, "There's not an area of our business that is a weak point. Some bars might have great TVs but their food stinks. Or a place might have decent food but their bar menu pricing is ridiculous. Twin Peaks delivers an exceptional product at every touch point of our brand."
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Twin Peaks' Chief Operating Officer
Roger Gondek is Twin Peaks' Chief Operating Officer, bringing to the table more than 40 years in the restaurant industry serving in all areas within operations. He has experience in a vast array of concepts including fine dining Italian, bar and grill, deli, family style, night club and casual dining. Before joining the Twin Peaks brand, Roger spent 19 years with Hooters of America as the Divisional Vice President of Operations for more than eight years. Following his experience with Hooters, Roger transitioned to La Cima Restaurants, LLC where he held the title of Executive Vice President of Operations for six years before joining Twin Peaks as Chief Operating Officer in July of 2017.
Scott Gray comes to Twin Peaks with public accounting and more than 24 years of industry experience, as well as a passion and strategic focus on restaurant-level unit economics to drive franchise value.
Over the course of Gray's career, he has worked in both private and publicly-traded multi-concept restaurant organizations, including Pappas Restaurants and Luby's, Inc.