CARLSBAD, Calif. — Pat & Oscar's Restaurants has announced the promotion of three managers to the company's senior leadership team.
Jim Konstantinides moves from vice president to executive vice president of business development, Nicole Abraham rises from marketing manager to director of marketing and brand development and Stacey Frederiksen is promoted from human resources director to vice president of human resources.
Konstantinides has more than 30 years of senior level management experience in restaurant site selection and business development. He has acted as a real estate consultant to a number of restaurant chains, including Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, Fatburger and Koo Koo Roo Chicken. In addition to his development work for Pat & Oscar's, he has worked with chains such as Daphne's Greek Cafe, Applebee's, Denny's, La Salsa, TGI Friday's, Wolfgang Puck Food Co. and Manchu Wok.
Abraham has been with Pat & Oscar's for nearly five years, working most recently as marketing brand manager, responsible for leading the strategy, brand development and execution of marketing communications programs and services for the company's 19 locations. As director of marketing and brand development, she will now oversee all marketing efforts and communications programs, and also will work with other senior leadership team members to branch the Pat & Oscar's brand to other markets and opportunities.
Frederiksen is responsible for all human resource and development functions for Pat & Oscar's, including the creation and maintenance of a positive work environment. Her role also includes recruitment, insurance negotiations, compensation, performance management, leadership training, development of managers and supervisors, employment law compliance and employee relations.
She joined Pat & Oscar's in early 2005 and has been managing all human resources activities since that time.
