CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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Our goal was to match the five-unit Austin-based hot chicken concept, Tumble 22, with a people-focused leader with unrelenting focus on food quality and service. Tumble 22 was created by Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles, the restaurateurs behind established brands such as Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Hopdoddy Burger Bar. Founded in 2017 as a food truck, Tumble 22 now has five brick-and-mortar locations in TX. It’s focused on fried chicken “tumbled precisely 22 times for the perfect crunch” and available in six heat levels, from “Wimpy” to “Stupid Hot.” Doug Thompson was named CEO of the five-unit brand and partnered with well-known restaurant investors Bruckman, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Rosser Capital Partners, acquiring the chain with plans to accelerate its growth. Thompson spent more than 20 years at Texas Roadhouse before retiring last November. Before that, he worked with Carrabba’s and Outback Steakhouse