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Overview

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Current roles
21 current organization shown on this profile
Board positions
11 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
Not establishedNo committee role is currently confirmed by the cited sources
Qualifications
Not establishedNo qualification is currently confirmed by the cited sources

Professional narrative

About

Company founder and current vice chairman and COO since 2022, with over 35 years of leadership experience in logistics, facility management and global procurement. Oversees entire network of distribution centers in North America.

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Current roles

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Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Current · start date not disclosed

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Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

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Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Start not stated → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-15

Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Start not stated → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-15

Chefs' Warehouse, …Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.John Pappas

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Experience

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Source 1 · Sec Def 14aPublic profile sourceSupports Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF).Open source

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Identifiers

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alpha:person:john-pappas-chef
Record version
public-0

Sources

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AI expertise · Source reportedAI expertise: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

AI governance relevance · Source reportedAI governance relevance reported from role and filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
Not stated
Last reviewed
Not stated
Executive company · Source reportedExecutive at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive function · Source reportedOther Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE)1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Vice Chairman and Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

View all sources3 records
  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000012/chef-20260325.htm

    Sec Def 14a · Tier not stated · Reviewed Sep 6, 2026

    Supports: Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF)

  2. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: AI expertise · AI governance relevance · Executive company · Executive function · Executive title

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000012/chef-20260325.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership