CiCi Enterprises, LP (“CiCi’s Pizza”) announced today that President Craig Moore would be retiring from his position after 17 years with the company. Mr. Moore will remain a significant owner in the company. CiCi’s Pizza also announced today that it has named an incoming Chief Executive Officer, Michael R. Shumsky, most recently Chief Executive Officer at La Madeleine Restaurant, Inc. Mr. Moore will stay on until the transition is complete.
Mr. Moore joined the company in 1992 as a restaurant manager, and worked his way into ownership and President in 2003. He has seen CiCi’s Pizza grow from 30 restaurants in one state with 17 franchisees to over 650 restaurants in 32 states with 270 franchisees. Moore oversaw the company’s transition from a local group of restaurants to a national chain with restaurants from coast to coast that is emerging as a significant brand in the pizza segment.
