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Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill CEO Greg Willman Announces His Departure, Current CFO Grady Metoyer Will Take over on an Interim Basis

CHICAGO, JUL 14 – Greg Willman, CEO since 2020, retires after leading consistent growth; CFO Grady Metoyer, with 25 years in food industry leadership, named interim CEO.

  • In a Monday statement, Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill announced CEO Greg Willman will retire, with CFO Grady Metoyer assuming interim CEO responsibilities.
  • Following his 2019 expansion into Indianapolis and Carmel, Indiana, Willman was named CEO and appointed to the Board of Directors in 2020 and later became Board Chair.
  • Naf Naf featured on Fast Casual Magazine's 'Movers and Shakers' list in 2021, 2024 and 2025, was honored on Nation's Restaurant News' 2022 Power List and earned a spot on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.
  • The new interim CEO, Grady Metoyer, said `I am humbled and excited to be named as the interim CEO of Naf Naf Holdings, LLC.`
  • Amid recent growth and contraction, Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill is working with Love’s Travel Stops & Country Store to open non-traditional locations, reflecting its recent fluctuations and positioning for continued national expansion.
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Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill CEO Greg Willman Announces His Departure, Current CFO Grady Metoyer will take over on an interim basis

CHICAGO, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill announced today that CEO Greg Willman has notified the board of his intent to retire from his executive role at Naf Naf Grill.

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