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Garrett Reed, CEO, has a degree in finance, but his core background is in the restaurant and commercial real estate industries. Reed has worked on the in-house real estate teams of Starbucks, Corner Bakery and Dunkin’ Donuts. In 2004, Reed started a real estate development company, which primarily developed restaurants, which he still owns and is a very thriving company today. The company performs site selection, market studies and research for a lot of different restaurants.
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Matthew O’Reilly, Partner, is a passionate foodie and oenophile who enjoys taking cooking and wine classes. With a background in investing, Matt has had the privilege to work with several different investment companies and sit on several different company boards. Matt gets to merge his company leadership background while cooking great food for guests with Layne’s. Matt has a MBA from University of Texas at Dallas and a BBA at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
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Ralph Reed, CPA, is CFO of Layne’s Chicken Fingers. Mr. Reed brings more than 45 years of financial and operations experience to the company. He started his career with KPMG rising to the level of Audit Manager. He then assumed the position of Executive Vice-President and CFO of a large publicly traded Savings and Loan and was elected President and a member of the Board of Directors before leaving for a large mortgage banking firm. After leaving the financial institutions area, Mr. Reed served as President of a check verification and credit card processing company before establishing a retail development company (N3) in 2002. He sold his interest in N3 in 2005 and established Main & Main. At N3 and Main & Main he has successfully developed and sold over 100 triple net lease properties. He was appointed by Governor Mark White to the Finance Commission for the State of Texas and served as its Chairman during his term. Mr. Reed received both his MBA and BBA (with honors) from Texas A&M University.
MEET THE LAYNE’S TEAM
Samir Wattar, COO, has an extensive background in restaurant operations. He has worked with emerging brands like MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop and oversees Layne’s day-to-day operations.
