Damola Adamolekun, 33, is the Chief Executive Officer of P.F. Chang. P.F. Chang’s is a well-known Asian casual-dining restaurant brand located in the United States. He has been focused on exceeding the expectations of millions of customers and 20,000 employees in over 300 sites throughout the world since 2020.
He previously worked at Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division and TPG Capital in Private Equity, where he oversaw similar strategic projects. He also served on the International Tower Hill Mines LLC board of directors.
Damola is currently a partner with Paulson & Co., where he is responsible for the sourcing and management of some of the firm’s most significant investments. P.F. Chang’s was purchased for $700 million in 2019 by Paulson & Co., which became one of the major shareholders.
He also serves on the boards of directors for the New York-based restaurants NuLeaf and Inday. Adamolekun graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Harvard Business School with a master’s degree in Business Administration.
In 2021, Damola received three GLOBEE Leadership Gold awards for CEO of the Year: Food and Beverage, CEO of the Year: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, Leisure, and Top CEO of the Year: The Rising Star, as well as a GLOBEE Leadership Silver award for CEO Achievers: Transformational Leader of the Year, and in 2022, Damola was named to Nation’s Restaurant News’ Power List as one of the industry’s most innovative and inspiring leaders.
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