Mountain Mike’s Pizza Names Ryan Lulow Chief Financial Officer

April 28, 2026 // Franchising.com // IRVINE, Calif. – Mountain Mike’s Pizza has appointed Ryan Lulow as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Previously, Lulow served as Mountain Mike’s Controller in 2020 and was promoted to Vice President of Finance in 2021, strengthening the brand’s financial reporting and forecasting, identifying opportunities to expand margins and supporting system growth.

"Since joining Mountain Mike’s, Ryan has been instrumental to our nationwide growth, optimizing profitability across supply chains, operations, marketing and beyond,” said Jim Metevier, Chief Executive Officer of Mountain Mike’s Pizza. “As Mountain Mike’s continues to surpass growth objectives, Ryan’s business acumen and ambition will help to maintain our financial momentum by identifying cost-saving opportunities, enhancing operations and cultivating interest among potential franchisees.”

Lulow’s many contributions as Vice President of Finance include bolstering Mountain Mike’s financial foundation while focusing sharply on franchisee success. He has elevated the brand’s financial reporting and forecasting capabilities, improving visibility into key profitability drivers at the unit level, and he partnered closely with operations to identify opportunities to expand restaurant-level margins. Lulow also worked closely with franchise development partners to support disciplined system growth, ensuring brand initiatives and expansion efforts remained aligned with long-term brand health, franchisee returns and sustained performance in a dynamic industry.

As CFO, Lulow will focus on enhancing franchisee profitability and driving sustainable, systemwide growth through a disciplined, franchisee-first approach. He will oversee all financial functions, including strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting and capital allocation, with an emphasis on data-driven decision-making and operational alignment. Over the next year, Lulow will lead key initiatives aimed at improving unit-level economics and efficiency, including refining promotional and loyalty strategies to better balance traffic and margin, identifying cost-saving supply chain opportunities without compromising product quality and supporting strategic regional expansion with a focus on strong site selection and ROI discipline.

"I’m honored to grow alongside the well-respected Mountain Mike’s Pizza brand, and I’m excited by the opportunities ahead as Chief Financial Officer to invest in promotional, operational and unit progression that support franchisee wins,” said Lulow. “Mountain Mike’s deep and unrelenting commitment to product quality, franchisee success and guest satisfaction is a cornerstone of the brand’s identity, and I look forward to building on that legacy with financial transparency, discipline and innovation.”

SOURCE Mountain Mike’s Pizza

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