With more than thirty years in the restaurant and foodservice industry, Frank Guidara was a natural choice for CEO of UNO Chicago Grill. Guidara was previously with Au Bon Pain for five years. Guidara led an extraordinary turnaround of the Au Bon Pain business through a chain-wide remodel program, expanded menu offerings and upgrades to the food and operational systems. (More...)

As Chief Operating Officer, Roger, a 35-year veteran of the restaurant and hospitality business, has responsibility for the Operations and Franchise departments at Uno and the over 200 restaurants operated and franchised by the company. (More...)

William J. Golden
Senior Vice President, Operations

As Senior Vice President of Operations, Bill Golden oversees operations for all domestic company restaurants. His responsibilities include overall strategic leadership, people development and day-to-day operations spanning across four divisions. (More...)

Aaron D. Spencer
Founder, Director and Chairman Emeritus

Aaron Spencer fits no one's stereotype of the modern day chairman. He is a salesman, inventor, entrepreneur, and restaurateur. At seventy-two years old, he's constantly creating and hands-on, whether brainstorming with the chefs, tinkering with a new store design or measuring a new tablecloth amid amused customers. He has a wall full of government patents, including one for an instant set-up crib that could "mature" into a youth bed. Above all, Aaron has an eye for opportunity, which is how the world came to know deep-dish pizza. (More...)

Christopher S. Gatto
Executive Chef/Vice President Food and Beverage

As Executive Chef/Vice President of Food and Beverage, Christopher Gatto is responsible for the wide variety of menu items at all Uno Chicago Grill restaurants. Gatto oversees the chain's test kitchen and leads all aspects of recipe development, including the sourcing of quality ingredients. (More...)

Jack G. Crawford
Senior Vice President - Franchise Development

Jack Crawford has over 25 years of hospitality and restaurant operations experience. As Senior Vice President of Franchise Development, he oversees all aspects of Franchise Operations and Development. (More...)

Louie Psallidas
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Louie joined Uno Chicago Grill in April of 2008. Prior to joining Uno, Louie had worked as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Papa Gino’s and D'Angelo restaurant brands since 2000. Prior to 2000 he worked as Chief Financial Officer of John Harvard’s Brew House, also holding the role of President for his final two years with the company. During his career he has also held the roles of Vice President of Finance with DAKA International, Inc. and Audit Manager with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. Louie is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Suffolk University. Louie, his wife Lisa, and their three children Kristina, Melissa and Peter, currently reside in North Reading, MA.

Roger Ahlfeld is responsible for all aspects of Uno’s human capital management programs including recruitment, selection, employee relations, compensation, benefits, new store openings and management and hourly employee training and development. Roger began his career with Uno in restaurant operations in 1992 and has been responsible for the companies Human Resource activities since 2001. Prior to joining Uno he held operations positions with Ruby Tuesday’s and several independent restaurants. Roger holds a Master of Professional Studies degree in Hospitality Administration from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and a B.B.A. degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from James Madison University. He, his wife Lamperni and two children John and Emily reside in Framingham, MA.

Prior to joining Uno Chicago Grill in October of 2007, Jamie worked at On The Border as a C.O.O. and previously had worked at Not Your Average Joe's for 8 years as C.O.O. and at Hard Rock Café for 10 years in various roles culminating as VP of International Operations. He was active in the Purchasing initiatives at both On The Border and Not Your Average Joe’s concepts. Jamie, his wife Colleen and two children live in Scituate, MA.

During his career Rick has been associated with numerous chains such as Beef Steak Charlie’s, Charlie Brown’s, Fuddruckers and Champps as well as corporations such as Restaurant Associates and Daka International. In addition, during his career, Rick has created and developed a host of full and quick casual concepts that have taken advantage of prevailing lifestyle trends. In 1999, Rick created Remarkable Branding and Hospitality Performance Inc. and spent seven years as a consultant for the restaurant and hospitality industries. Rick joined the Uno team on a full-time basis in 2006, implementing “Method Marketing,” a comprehensive approach that combines the mechanics and art of communication with the power of relationship-marketing.