David Pear

About David Pear

Transformational leader and culture builder with 20+ years experience managing complex change and leading best-in-class cross-functional store operations teams, including restaurant, field, corporate, and franchise, to deliver exceptional restaurant and hospitality experiences that deliver breakthrough results. Utilizing innovative execution strategies across all levels of an organization, including the “One Team, One Voice, Trusted Partner” philosophy, to engage and inspire team members and business partners to extend trust to achieve brand goals and exceed expectations.\"David is an engaging, disciplined, and passionate leader. He expects much from himself and others while never losing touch with the strong emotional connection needed to sustain high-performing teams. David\'s innate ability to recognize, nurture and develop talent has earned him a dedicated network of like-minded professionals. His energy and passion are contagious and combined with his unquestionable integrity and unwavering personal values have helped him and those around him reach far and achieve their greatest potential.\" Dave Wetzel, former Del Taco Vice President of Franchise Operations.Please consider the following career highlights:• Achieved 26 consecutive quarters of corporate same-store sales growth and 18 consecutive quarters of the combined company and franchise sales growth at Del Taco.• Increased Pizza Hut\'s average weekly sales from $15K per week to $20K+ through the implementation of a seven-point turnaround strategy and upgrading in-store talent and above-store leadership.• Improved EBITDA at Del Taco from $52M in 2012 to $71M+ in 2018 through a combination of margin management initiatives around promotions, pricing, menu strategy, supply chain, capital investment, and four-wall execution.• Transformed the lowest-performing Domino’s Pizza zone into the top-performing zone in the country by building a foundation, prioritizing people, and establishing a management operating system to drive consistency. Sales increased from $8.5K per week to $12K+ per week. Consistently achieved the lowest turnover for 5K+ team members.• Del Taco Executive Team Member transitioning company from privately owned to publicly traded (NASDAQ). A critical member of the Executive Leadership Team representing the brand throughout the sale of Del Taco to Levy Acquisition Corporation. • Opened 126 Del Taco stores between 20••••19 in both core and new markets.If you would like to hear more about myself and my story, please email me at d••••••••@outlook.com

Experience

1. President, Round Table Pizza

   FAT Brands Inc.

   May 2023 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Responsible for leading a 400+ unit restaurant brand.

Education

• Eastern Michigan University

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing

  1981 — 1985