Mr. Kim joined GEN shortly after the opening of our first restaurant in September 2011 and currently serves as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Before founding GEN, Mr. Kim served as Chief Executive Officer of La Salsa, Inc. and of Baja Fresh Enterprises, President of Caliber Capital Group, an equity investment firm focused on distressed companies, as managing member of CinnaWorks, LLC and of Sweet Candy, LLC, and managed Golden Den Corp. and RD Restaurant Group, Inc., which owned Denny’s, Carl’s Jr., Golden Corral and Pick-Up Stix franchises. Mr. Kim has also established the Kim Family Foundation, through which he supports various charitable causes related to scholastic achievement and leadership.
Mr. Hewko was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company in June 2026. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hewko served as Chief Financial Officer of Westcliff Technologies, Inc., a high-growth fintech where he built the finance function from inception and led the company through a successful acquisition. Mr. Hewko also held finance and operating roles at Haas Automation, Inc., where he helped scale a direct-to-consumer e-commerce business to significant national scale, and began his career at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Hewko holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (cum laude) from Pepperdine University and is a California Certified Public Accountant.