José Armario
Chairman of the Board
Jose Armario has been chief executive officer and president of Bojangles', Inc., a restaurant operator and franchisor, since January 2019.
Jose Armario has been chief executive officer and president of Bojangles', Inc., a restaurant operator and franchisor, since January 2019. Armario has 38 years of senior leadership experience with such brands as Burger King, LensCrafters and McDonald’s. He retired as executive vice president of worldwide supply chain, development, and franchising of McDonald’s Corporation in October 2015, after having held that position since August 2011.
During his time with McDonald’s Corporation, Armario served in several prominent leadership positions including president of McDonald’s Chile, and group president of McDonald’s Canada and Latin America. Armario is a director of Golden State Foods and Bojangles', Inc., a member of the President’s Council of the University of Miami and a director for Receptions for Research: The Greg Olsen Foundation. He is also a former board member with the USG Corporation, Avon Products, Inc., the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and a former director with the Council of the Americas, NY, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Latin America.
Armario was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States with his parents when he was two years old. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Mary, and they have three grown children. Listed among his interests are University of Miami Athletics, traveling and Shelby Mustangs
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Ken Reynolds
Executive Director
Ken Reynolds is the Director of Corporate and Community Affairs with Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc.
Ken Reynolds is the Director of Corporate and Community Affairs with Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc. His primary role with the iconic southern restaurant brand is to evaluate, negotiate and recommend partnerships that are in line with the company’s mission and core values as well as community service outreach supporting the brands community service plan. Ken has been employed with Bojangles’ for 28 years and has served in multiple roles of increasing responsibility within the Marketing & Insights Department. Before his career at Bojangles he was a full-time business technology instructor for 10 years.
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Jason Marion
VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES SUMMIT HILL FOODS
Jason is the VP of Human Resources at Summit Hill Foods and has been a practicing HPWP (High Performance Work Place) advocate for the past 27 years.
Jason Marion, a graduate from the University of Georgia in 1993 with a BS in Food Science began his career as a QA Technician for the Mondo Baking Co. In this role he was responsible for analytical testing, in-house audits, and ingredient and packaging standards. In 1995, Jason accepted a Production position in which various positions were held in supervision, special projects, line start-ups, and shift management. This experience allowed the opportunity to plan and organize the successful launch of seven new products for Kellogg’s, Nabisco, and Kraft Foods.
In 2000, he was employed by Kellogg’s as Production Manager. In this role, Jason was responsible for all aspects of Production, managing 400 employees and 10 department managers. As Production Manager, Jason and his teams exceeded plant goals in efficiency, downtime, scrap, and overweight for the next four years and contributed $4.5 MM from 2001 to 2003.
In 2004, Jason joined Summit Hill Foods (Southeastern Mills, Inc.) as a Process Manager responsible for the mixing and packing operations. He led the production teams to a 15% production efficiency improvement in 6 months through training, effective communication, planning, and employee involvement.
In 2006 he accepted an assignment into the position of Human Resources Manager and was promoted to Director of Human Resources in 2007. In 2013 he was promoted to Vice President, Human Resources. Jason has been a practicing HPWP (High Performance Work Place) advocate for the past 27 years and has taught this philosophy during orientation for new employees. He has also shared this philosophy as a guest speaker in a variety of ways, including SHRM and APICS conventions, several colleges and universities, and other leadership forums. Jason has co-authored multiple culture and performance improvement case studies for professional development and MBA programs.
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Stacey McCray
Vice President of Communications
Stacey is currently the Vice President of Communications at Bojangles, Inc.
In 2021, Stacey McCray joined Southern fast-food chain Bojangles, where she is responsible for driving the organization’s internal and external communications strategy and overseeing execution of that strategy with executive leadership, employees and agencies. McCray brings more than 20 years of communications experience to the home of famous chicken, biscuits and sweet tea, 17 of those with the brand’s public relations agency of record – Luquire.
McCray built an impressive portfolio during her time at Luquire. In addition to her work for Bojangles, she helped promote the city’s hosting of the 2012 Democratic National Convention and oversaw high-profile campaigns for Belk, Snyder’s-Lance, National Gypsum and UNC Charlotte, among many others.
Previously, McCray was the director of public relations for Johnson C. Smith University and an external communications supervisor for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
McCray has received numerous awards, including the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, the industry’s top honor. She also is an active community volunteer, having served on boards of the Charlotte Chapter of the PRSA, Classroom Central, The First Tee of Charlotte, Roof Above and as a mentor for Girl Talk Foundation, Inc. She chaired public relations for the annual UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Award Luncheon for five years and won the poet’s honor in 2013.
Originally from Wadesboro, North Carolina, she holds a master’s degree in public relations from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in communication from Wake Forest University. She is married to Ontrell McCray, and they have two wonderful children.
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Jeff Rigsby
President / Owner Bojangles North Carolina
Jeff Rigsby joined Bojangles in 1994, and now is the largest franchisee of Bojangles restaurants with more than 115 locations.
Jeff Rigsby started working for quick-service restaurants at 16 in his hometown of Columbus,
Ohio. He joined Bojangles in 1994 as an area supervisor in Greenville, South Carolina. He was
later promoted to director of operations—a role in which he oversaw more than 35 stores
throughout the Carolinas. In 2001, Rigsby harnessed his entrepreneurial spirit and became a
franchisee, buying six stores in Asheville, North Carolina. Since that time, his franchise has seen
exponential growth in five states. Today, BOJ of WNC is the nation’s largest franchisee of Bojangles restaurants with more than 115 locations. In 2021, Rigsby struck a deal with Bojangles OpCo LLC to open 45 new locations
over the next seven years. The new Bojangles locations will be developed around Rigsby’s core
markets in the Southeast as well as into a new, expanded market in Columbus, Ohio.
Rigsby attributes his success with Bojangles to a focus on operating his restaurants at the
highest level, developing team members as the most important asset and giving back to the
community.
He has been married to longtime wife and business partner, Kim Rigsby, for over 40 years, and they have three children.
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Ash Dinakaran
Ash has been a Bojangles Franchisee since 2004 and currently owns and operates 22 Bojangles restaurants.
Former student-athlete at Costal Carolina University, playing number 1 in colligate tennis.
Bojangles Franchisee since 2004. Currently owns and operates 22 Bojangles Restaurants across Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, and growing.
Awarded the distinct honor of Bojangles Franchisee of the Year – 2022
Member of the Bojangles Franchise Advisory Council 2020 – Present
Member of the Bojangles Foundation Fund
Member of the Dorthy Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, Elon University 2018 - Present
Been in business for 32 years, and 19 years of that is with Bojangles.
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Paul Miho
Foodservice Vice President, Pepsi Beverages North America, South Division
Paul has experience across all Foodservice channels, he currently is responsible for topline business growth across the South Division
Foodservice channels.
Paul is a 20-year PepsiCo employee, focusing his career path in the dynamic world of Foodservice. With experience across all Foodservice channels, Paul has consistently put winning relationships as his primary focus. His determination, resilience, and customer focused growth centric mentality is the foundation that allowed him to exceed and advance within the PepsiCo organization.
Currently serving as Vice President of Foodservice, Paul is responsible for topline business growth across the South Division
Foodservice channels, inspiring +220 selling professionals across 13 states to deliver revenue and share growth targets. He continues to cultivate winning relationships with PepsiCo’s prestige partners and plays an essential role in developing the strategic regional agenda.
Paul was born in Corpus Christy, TX, and grew up in Punta Arenas, Chile (one of the most southernmost places in the world). He
obtained his BSBA from The University of Florida. Paul is married to Mary Anne and has two boys; Mateo (10) and Lucas (7) and a COVID puppy named Ellie. Paul and his family reside in St. Cloud FL, and in their free time, they enjoy being on local lakes and exploring nature. Paul is focused on helping under-represented youth develop the mindset and skills they need to thrive.
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Mark Kiskunis
President & Owner Bo Benton
Mark joined Bo Benton in 2002 and became sole Owner and President in 2020.
Mark Kiskunas is a graduate from Coastal Carolina University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. After graduation he immediately began his business career at Nations Bank, now Bank of America, as a senior credit underwriter. After five years of experience, he moved on to RBC Centura for several years as a market executive responsible for development and growth of the Grand Strand for Myrtle Beach and Florence markets. As an aggressive leader in the banking industry, he has worked for several large financial institutions with specialties in commercial, corporate, and franchisee lending. He found his passion in both finance and development when he joined Bo Benton in 2002.
In the summer of 2020, Mark bought out his partners to become sole Owner & President. He currently owns and operates 12 Bojangles in the Florence/Myrtle Beach market of South Carolina with plans for future growth.
Mark and his wife, Jennifer, believe that not only great food and excellent guest service keys to success, but community relationships are crucial. You will always find their teams supporting the community through volunteering, donating food, local partnerships, and fundraising. Their organization is a major sponsor of the Carolina Country Music Festival, Monday after the Masters, and many other high profile events. Bo Benton was just recently recognized as the top franchisee in the system with the Community Service Award 2023 and won the Franchisee of the year Award in 2022.
Mark and Jennifer have thee children and live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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