Leonard Yip SVP, Chief Information Officer & Chief People Officer

"With the help of discrete event simulation in ProModel's Portfolio Simulator, Panda's Corporate IT Team was able to achieve more than 85% successful project delivery in the first year of its implementation" said Leonard Yip, Senior VP & Chief Information Officer at Panda Restaurant Group. Leonard and his team will share how they accomplished that at our upcoming Predictive Analytics with Simulation conference.

McDermott & Bull and Client Panda Restaurant Group Announce the Placement of Leonard Yip as Vice President of Information Systems McDermott & Bull and Client Panda Restaurant Group Announce the Placement of Leonard Yip as Vice President of Information Systems | McDermott & Bull McDermott & Bull and Client Panda Restaurant Group Announce the Placement of Leonard Yip as Vice President of Information Systems News McDermott & Bull and Client Panda Restaurant Group Announce the Placement of Leonard Yip as Vice President of Information Systems IRVINE, LOS ANGELES, PLEASANTON, and RIVERSIDE, California, July 7, 2009 - McDermott & Bull, a Southern California-based executive search firm, announced today the successful appointment of Leonard Yip as Vice President of Information Systems of Panda Restaurant Group in Rosemead, California. "With more than 10 years of Senior IT and Application Development Management experience for retailers and an extraordinary educational pedigree, Leonard brings the knowledge, drive and enthusiasm to make a tremendous impact at Panda Restaurant Group," said Jeff Black, Managing Principal Consultant at McDermott & Bull. "To support our client, we needed to ensure the individual chosen for the position possessed all the requisite technical and leadership expertise, but most importantly, Leonard is also the ideal fit for this highly values-based and culture-rich company." Prior to joining Panda Restaurant Group, Yip was the Vice President of IT and Director Application and Development at Hot Topic Inc., a specialty retailer that targets music-loving teenagers with over 800 stores nationwide. At Hot Topic, he led an IT team that supports brick-and-mortar stores, 2 online websites, and the development of new concepts. Yip has also had 5 years of extensive experience in supply chain management, logistics, and inventory planning at Llamasoft Inc. Yip received his Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Management and his Master of Computer Science and Engineering from Brigham Young University. He also earned a Juris Doctorate at Western State University at the College of Law in Fullerton, California.

Leonard Yip - SVP of Panda Restaurant Group