| Executive Team Leaders. |
Ken Selby graduated from Northeastern State University in 1958 and attended the University of Tulsa Graduate school in 1960 and 1961. While employed as a teacher in 1961 for the Tulsa Public Schools he established a small pizza restaurant in Tulsa. In 1965 he resigned his teaching position and began to establish additional pizza restaurants. These restaurants, known as Ken's Pizza and later concepts called Mazzio's Pizza and Zio's Italian Kitchen, were added resulting in the present company known as Mazzio's Corporation. The Company presently operates system wide a total of 186 restaurants in the Midwest, south and southeast. Headquartered in Tulsa, Mazzio's Corporation is privately held with Chairman Ken Selby its sole shareholder. Selby has served on the Board of Directors of Western National Bank, The Tulsa Foundation, Hillcrest Medical Center Foundation, Indian Nations Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Tulsa Junior College foundation, Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, Philbrook Museum, Gilcrease Museum and Holland Hall School. He is or has recently been a member of Tulsa's Economic Development Commission, Young President's Organization (YPO), World Business Council, the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church and Children's Hospital Foundation at St. Francis. Greg was appointed President and CEO of Tulsa based Mazzio's Corporation, operating 171 Mazzio's Italian Eateries and 15 Zio's Italian Kitchen's restaurants, in August 2005. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief Operating Officer of Fazoli's, a restaurant chain of 400 Italian restaurants. Greg started his career with Cincinnati's package good marketer Procter and Gamble Company and went on to Philip Morris' Seven Up Company where he became Brand Manager, 7UP, a 1.8 billion dollar brand and successfully introduced the "No Caffeine, Never Had Never Will" plan that increased brand profits by $31.2 million in a single year. He came to Tulsa in 1984 to join the original Ken's Restaurant Systems as the Marketing Director where he oversaw all Mazzio's and Ken's Pizza marketing and the introduction of Zio's Italian Kitchen from its conceptual stage to its current 15 locations. Greg left Mazzio's Corporation as their Senior Vice President of Marketing/Research & Development/Culinary to join Fazoli's Inc as their CMO. He was promoted to Fazoli's COO in 2004. Greg is a graduate of DePauw University where he played soccer and continued his passion for the sport as an adult player, U.S.S.F. licensed coach and referee in Tulsa for over twenty years. He has served on National Restaurant Association's Board of Directors(MEG) and has been a featured speaker at various foodservice industry conferences ( COEX and MUFSO). He and his wife Liz have been married for 28 years and have three adult children and two grandchildren living in Tulsa. Sonja Wilson graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting) and with a Masters of Science in Accounting. Sonja became a Certified Public Accountant in 1983 and was awarded the Gold Medal by the Oklahoma State Board of Accountancy. She served in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand and, from there, moved into financial management positions with Tulsa companies Reading and Bates, Inc. and Hilti, Inc. Ms. Wilson joined Mazzio's Corporation in July of 2000 as the Director of Finance and Accounting, was promoted to Vice President of Corporate Development & Finance in December of 2001 and to Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer in January of 2006. Sonja and her husband, Dan, have three children. Sonja, a Rotarian, is active in the National Restaurant Association -- Financial Executive Study Group and serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Non-Profits, a state-wide professional services provider to non-profit organizations. She is a past board member of the Tulsa Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and has held various leadership, education and strategic planning roles within her church. Sonja's hobbies include outdoor vacations in the north woods wilderness areas, church activities and friends, school and sports activities. Brad Williams graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Economics in 1966. In 1969, Brad received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa. Upon leaving the University of Tulsa, Brad was an Assistant District Attorney for Tulsa County for three years. He then worked for Hall Estill law firm for six years. Brad joined Mazzio's Corporation as a Vice President and General Counsel in 1979. He is currently the Senior Vice President / General Counsel for Mazzio's Corporation. Brad and his wife, Nanci, have two sons, Brad and Brent, and four grandchildren. Brad is actively involved in the Tulsa County Bar Association, St. John's Episcopal Church and Habitat for Humanity. Brad's hobbies include golf, martial arts, running, auto/Kart racing and reading. Dave Poth graduated from St. Louis University with a B.S. in Marketing and a Masters in Business Administration. Following graduation, Dave spent two years as a marketing assistant for Alton Box Board Company. For 4 years, he worked for Lemco Engineers as the Marketing Manager. In 1983, he joined The Seven-Up Company as Assistant Brand Manager, and later served as a Promotions Manager. He then joined Ralston Purina as an Assistant Promotion Manager. Dave joined Mazzio's Corporation in July, 1986, as the Manager of Concept Development. Since that time, he has held the position of Director -- Advertising and Promotion and is currently the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Research & Development. Dave was awarded a Tulsa Addy award in 1991 and is a member of the National Restaurant Association Marketing Executive Group. Dave and his wife, Cheryl, have one daughter, Rebecca. Dave has served as an Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Management for 17 years at the University of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College and Northeastern State University. He is also actively involved in the United Way, Catholic Charities, Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity. Dave's hobbies include golf, reading and serving as a nationally certified ice hockey referee. David began his career with Mazzio's Corporation on October 20, 1982, when he was hired at a Ken's Pizza (now Mazzio's Italian Eatery) in Muskogee, Oklahoma. David was soon promoted to General Manager in 1983 and then worked in several different locations until being promoted to Area General Manager in 1987. In 1995 he was appointed to the Director of Operations for Mazzio’s Italian Eatery and held that position until being promoted to his current position in May of 2007. David has shown great leadership in improving Mazzio's customer loyalty index as well as significant improvement in restaurant overhead at about 16 percent. Recently Mazzio's was recognized nationally by Chain Leader magazine as "Best Places to Work" in 2007 where David's impact has been noted. David attended Connors State College and is committed to community service involvement and serves as the Chairperson for the Tulsa County Food Advisory Council. David and his wife Janet, enjoy spending time with their 2 children and one grandson, Jennifer, David and Mason His hobbies include golf, camping, boating, ATV and motorcycle riding. |