mark bromberg

Mark is a more than three-decade veteran of CEO- and board-level positions in restaurant and food service businesses in the US and Internationally. He is passionate about aligning people with strategy and critical operating functions to drive the expansion of food and restaurant brands. Since 2002, Mark has been CEO and Founder of Apex Restaurant Group, a highly successful consulting and fractional executive firm to private equity investors and management teams of food and restaurant brands that are seeking leadership to assist in rejuvenating, re-engineering and growing multi-unit food businesses.

Mark has led Apex through numerous engagements with brands ranging in size from 20 to 1,200+ locations. This has included serving in roles such as Chairman for Metromedia Restaurant Group, Board Member for Quiznos, and advisor to a number of private equity firms including, Sun Capital, Carlyle Group, Capital Spring and TCW where he served as lead director to restaurant brands including, Johnny Rockets, Bar Louie, Smokey Bones and Ruby Tuesday.

Mark is also a lead director at Winsight, owner and operator of premier media, event and research brands in the foodservice and restaurant industry, including the National Restaurant Association Show, Technomic, Restaurant Business, FS Tech, CSP, and many others.

Prior to Apex, Mark served as Divisional President for PepsiCo and Founder and CEO of East Side Mario’s Restaurants, Inc., a Canadian restaurant chain that Mark sold to PepsiCo and was concurrently recruited to be its CEO. Mark began his career in Toronto Canada where he served in CEO and executive positions for Lime Rickey’s, Mr. Greenjeans, among others.

Mark is former Chairman of the Canadian Restaurant & Foodservice Association and received his B.S. and M.B.A from Cornell University. Mark and his family reside in Vail, Colorado and Phoenix, Arizona.