John Nicolakakis

Chief Executive Officer, Roman's Pizza

John Nicolakakis is Chief Executive Officer of Roman's Pizza.

Roman's Pizza is a Pretoria-founded pizza franchise started in 1993 under the name Little Caesar's and renamed in 2002, with more than 250 stores. Nicolakakis, the founder's son, joined in 2001 at 23 when the group had about 28 units.

In the job

  1. Was reported as having grown Roman's Pizza from fewer than 30 stores to more than 250, making it South Africa's second-largest pizza chain. Source

Career before

  1. Currency trader
  2. 2001Joined the family business, Roman's Pizza

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org
  2. fasa.co.za
  3. businesstech.co.za
  4. bizcommunity.com

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