Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2026
David Kim is the Chairman and CEO of GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. Mr. Kim joined GEN shortly after the opening of its first restaurant in September 2011. 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. Profile
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TWST: Thanks so much for joining us today. You’re the CEO of GEN Restaurant Group. You had your IPO in 2023, but your first store opened back in 2011 and things have
