Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2003
PAUL A. MOTENKO is co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. Chicago Pizza & Brewery
operates 27 casual dining restaurants, some of which incorporate
microbreweries. Sixteen of the BJ's restaurants are located in
Southern California, one in Boulder, Colorado, four in Oregon and
one in Chandler, Arizona. In addition, the company operates five
Pietro's restaurants in Oregon and has a BJ's licensing agreement
with a restaurant in Lahaina, Maui. Mr. Motenko is a Certified
Public Accountant and was a founding Partner in the accounting
firm Motenko, Bachtelle & Hennessy from 1980 to 1991. Before
that, Mr. Motenko was employed as an Accountant and Consultant
for several accounting firms, including Kenneth Leventhal and Co.
and Peat, Marwick, Main. He graduated with high honors from the
University of Illinois in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science in
Accounting. Profile
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Mr. Motenko: I see that we have made tremendous progress in the
past several years evolving the BJ's concept to where
