TRG Leadership

Mr. Rodriguez has over 35 years holding leadership positions at numerous successful restaurant brands. This experience included senior executive roles with responsibility for worldwide operations, communications, training, and global operational support of the brand. Mr. Rodriguez received a B.A. from the University of Redlands and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Thomson has close to 30 years of experience within the QSR industry with a track record of building teams, improving systems and processes, and delivering results within rapidly growing businesses. At TRG his responsibilities include Finance, Accounting & Payroll, IT, Legal and Risk Management. Mr. Thomson received his B.A. from Oxford University and his ACA from the Institute of Charter Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr. Riggs has 25 years of experience within the chain restaurant industry, the majority in HR roles. He has responsibility for all aspects of personnel management – recruiting, training, performance management benefits administration, employee relations, and regulatory compliance. Mr. Riggs earned a B.S. Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Missouri.

Mr. Greenway has 20+ years of transaction and capital markets experience. Prior to joining TRG, Mr. Greenway completed a broad range of transactions across the consumer sector, including buyside/sell-side M&A, debt and equity private placement, and financial restructuring. Mr. Greenway received a B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Texas Christian University.

With more than 14 years of experience in Development, Mr. Douglas leads Development for Tasty Restaurant Group which includes Planning, Site Selection, Real Estate, Design, Construction and Facilities Maintenance. Before that, for more than 15 years, Tasos led in many facets of restaurant operations which included construction forecasting, design builds, store layouts, equipment placement, facility management and store operations.

Mr. Scanlan is Brand President for Tasty King enterprise of assets. Mr. Scanlan has over 40 years of industry experience including overseeing construction and development QSR concepts, managing of internal operations, building company culture and implementing successfully strategic revenue growth strategies. Mr. Scanlan graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a B.A. in business engineering.

Michael Paine is the Brand President of Tasty Hut encompassing our Pizza Huts spanning 17 states. Michael brings 40 years of industry experience and is a top tier operator with successful track record in market turnaround. He has experience in M&A, restaurant development and market expansion. He joined Tasty Hut after 24 years with Wendy’s in various roles in operations, including franchise owner. Michael’s leadership of the Tasty Hut Family includes his strong focus on culture, as he leads his team to build on the current foundation of success. His degree is from Mid State College in Accounting.

Mr. Steven Abigail is the Brand Officer of Tasty Chick’n, encompassing the KFC and Taco Bell branded restaurants. With over 30 years’ experience in the QSR industry leading and opening restaurants in the US and abroad in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan, Steven has expertise in assembling, developing, and cultivating diverse teams to improve and grow brands. Mr. Abigail attended Coastal Carolina University and earned his master’s degree in Russian and English Linguistics from the Pyatigorsk State Linguistic University in Russia.

Mr. Brian Kriger-Mullis is the Brand Officer of Tasty D’Lites encompassing the Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins branded restaurants. With over 30 years of experience in all aspects of restaurant operations in the Pizza Hut brand, Brian brings deep experience in opening new restaurants, leading turnaround markets and transitioning new acquisitions while building a strong company culture with his team.

Mr. Wyczawski serves as Strategic Advisor to TRG’s brand leaders, provides strategic direction to the TRG leadership and counsel to Triton Pacific Capital Partner’s board of directors. Prior to joining TRG, Mr. Wyczawski served executive roles as a QSR franchisee as well as co-founding a consulting firm which specialized in the design and improvement of chain restaurant facilities and operations . Mr. Wyczawski received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Pepperdine University.