Okra Restaurant Group Executive Management Team
Richard Petty, President and CEO, Founded the company in 1994 in San Francisco, California. An award winning executive chef /author. Mr. Petty has managed some of best restaurants and hotels in California. Mr. Petty brings extensive expertise of food service and systems to the company with over 28 years of industry experience. He has worked for world class chefs, Bradley Ogden, Stephen Simmons and Wolfgang Puck. He is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu@California Culinary Academy.
A. J. Ballard, Executive Vice President, Global Hospitality, 22 Years in the travel/hospitality industry. Mr Ballard’s expertise in customer service and logistics is invaluable to our company. Mr. Ballard is a veteran in the Airlines industry and has spent 20 years with Airline Industry Global Services Division.
Yu Ohata, Corporate Executive Chef, President, Japan
A. J. Ballard, Executive Vice President, Global Hospitality, 22 Years in the travel/hospitality industry. Mr Ballard’s expertise in customer service and logistics is invaluable to our company. Mr. Ballard is a veteran in the Airlines industry and has spent 20 years with Airline Industry Global Services Division.
Yu Ohata, Corporate Executive Chef, President, Japan