Ampex Brands

Ampex Brands. was formed in 2005 by Tabbassum Mumtaz, Ajay Dhillon, and Ray Wilia when the company acquired (18) Long John Silver's restaurants in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. In 2006 the company added (8) locations in Texas and Oklahoma. In 2008 they acquired (44) LJS/LAW restaurants in the North Texas and Tulsa/Oklahoma City markets which made the company one of the largest LJS franchisees in the country. During 2010 the company acquired (54) KFC multi-brand restaurants in the metro Dallas market. In 2011 (35) KFC multi-brand restaurants were acquired in the metro Chicago market. Tabbassum Mumtaz has served as President and CEO of Ampex Brands. with responsibility for managing over 3,200 employees. Furthermore his duties include restaurant operations, marketing, financing, as well as restaurant development and remodeling activities. Tabbassum serves on the LJS Franchise board as well as operating and technical committees. Prior to forming Ampex Brands., Tabbassum owned and operated several Wendy's Restaurant locations. From 1993-97 Mr. Mumtaz held several management positions with the Long John Silver's Restaurant group. Tabbassum has over 15 years of rigorous operations management experience in the QSR industry in addition to considerable expertise in franchise development. Tabbassum is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Franchise Association and is a managing partner of LJS Partners LLC, a recently formed venture that purchased the LJS brands from Yum Brands in 2011. Ampex Brands. is unaffiliated with Apex Restaurant Group, LP and its APEX® and APEX RESTAURANT GROUP® service marks.