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Johnny Rockets hires on leader for international support effort

Rumbani Mchawe will provide support to the international franchise community, specifically operators in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

March 28, 2016

Johnny Rockets has hired Rumbani Mchawe as its country director of mature markets. In this role, Mchawe will provide support to the international franchise community, specifically operators in the Middle East, Europe and Africa to ensure quality assurance standards are met and to improve overall sales and operations, according to a company press release. Mchawe will report directly to Naresh Vinod Worklikar, VP of international.

"Rumbani's extensive background in supporting international restaurant franchises will be an asset to Johnny Rockets as we continue to expand our international presence and improve existing franchise operations in the Middle East, where we have a large footprint," said Worklikar. "His leadership skills and vast knowledge of international and domestic franchise operations and development make him the ideal fit for supporting our franchise partners."

Prior to joining the company, Mchawe held the position of VP, development and expansion for Quiznos. During his time with the 1500-unit sandwich chain, Mchawe drove global strategies for development and operations, including supporting the U.S. and 43 countries. Prior to Quiznos, Mchawe held multiple roles with restaurant franchise companies, including Denny's, Church's Chicken, Little Caesar's Enterprises and Domino's Pizza.

Mchawe will support Johnny Rockets in Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Doha, Saudi Arabia, India, Europe and Africa.