Rick Billings
Chief Culinary Officer
Sam Chapple-Sokol
Senior Editorial Director
José Andrés Media
Charisse Dickens
Senior Director, R&D
Kendall Tamny
VP, Partnerships
Suzanne Blezard
Senior Director, Event Sales
Manuel Echeverri
Culinary Director
Bazaar
Eduardo Maia
Director, Human Resources DC
Cameron Schmitt
Chief Design & Development Officer
Alyssa Caputo
Director, Marketing
Chris DeSaye
Chief Technology Officer
Michael Costa
Concept Chef Partner
Zaytinya
Sam Bakhshandehpour
President, Board Member
José Andrés
CEO & Co-Founder
Rob Wilder
Co-Founder, Executive Vice Chairman
Ellen Kaplan
VP, Marketing
Nico Lopez
Concept Chef Partner
Mercado Little Spain
Ramon Martinez
Concept Chef Partner
Jaleo
Peter Johnson
Senior Director, DC Operations
Amy Anderson
VP, Human Resources
Kyle Logue
Director, Investor Relations & Financial Reporting
Carles Tejedor
Chief Creative Officer
Jordi Paronella
Wine Director
William Woodson
Senior Director, Operations
FastGood
Ann McCarthy
Publishing Director
José Andrés Media
Nestor Nova
Chief Financial Officer
Our Team
To drive and execute the vision of José Andrés and José Andrés Group, the company is led by a team of seasoned executives in finance, operations, culinary, human resources, development, brand design, and marketing. With a keen eye for talent, José and José Andrés Group’s leadership have curated a world-class corporate team as well as a deep bench of talented managers, chefs, servers, bartenders and beyond.
The shared mission of José Andrés Group runs throughout the entire organization and every employee, inspiring deep devotion – and years of dedication – to the company as it grows and continues to offer new opportunities to its team.
