Tom Davin is an American businessman known as the CEO of
Panda Restaurant Group.
Early life
Davin graduated from
Duke University in 1979. He then joined the military where he served four years of infantry command assignments included roles as a company commander in 1st Recon Battalion and 3rd Recon Battalion, followed by selection to become an infantry tactics instructor at the USMC officer course, The Basic School, in Quantico VA. Davin obtained the rank of captain. He then attended
Harvard Business School, graduating in 1987 with a
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
.
Career
Davin began his business career in the mergers group of
Goldman Sachs and
PepsiCo. He served as Chief Operating Officer of
Taco Bell Corporation from 1996 to 2000. From August 2004 to November 2009, Davin served as the CEO of
Panda Restaurant Group. Later, in 2010, he became the CEO of
5.11 Tactical
5.11 Tactical (pronounced "five eleven tactical") is an American apparel brand of outdoor clothing, footwear, uniforms and military tactics, tactical equipment, primarily targeting the market of military, law enforcement and public security#Emerge ...
until his retirement on 4 September 2018. Tom Davin is currently working with
Black Rifle Coffee Company
Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) is a coffee company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It gained national attention in 2017, when it employed about 50 people, after pledging to hire 10,000 veterans to protest Starbucks's pledge to h ...
as Co-CEO alongside former Green Beret and founding CEO Evan Hafer.
References
Duke University alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Harvard Business School alumni
American chief executives
Place of birth missing (living people)
American chief operating officers
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