Jean Lanfear - Patton Wings, Inc.
In her role as Vice President of Human Resources with Patton Wings, Inc., a franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings, Jean oversees the Human Resources and Risk Management functions for this 97-unit Sports Bar chain with locations in 8 states.
The majority of Jeans career has been in the hospitality industry beginning with her first job at 14 in a Dairy Queen. She later went to work for the Elias Brothers Big Boy Restaurant group as a financial analyst and later served as a divisional controller. In 1994, she developed the Human Resources function for the company and served as EVP Human Resources and Administration. She went on to work for the Southeastern Michigan Pizza Hut franchisee as EVP Administration and Human Resources. In 2003, she briefly left the hospitality industry to pursue a business opportunity in the consumer products industry and after selling her business, she joined Patton Wings formerly JK&T Wings in 2014. Jean also owned and operated two of her own restaurant concepts together with her husband.
She currently serves on the advisory committees of the Foodservice Insurance Group a member based captive insurance solution and serves on the executive board of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. Jean is a Michigan native, attended Oakland University and currently lives in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
In her spare time, Jean enjoys golfing and Upland Hunting with her bird dog, Abbey.
The majority of Jeans career has been in the hospitality industry beginning with her first job at 14 in a Dairy Queen. She later went to work for the Elias Brothers Big Boy Restaurant group as a financial analyst and later served as a divisional controller. In 1994, she developed the Human Resources function for the company and served as EVP Human Resources and Administration. She went on to work for the Southeastern Michigan Pizza Hut franchisee as EVP Administration and Human Resources. In 2003, she briefly left the hospitality industry to pursue a business opportunity in the consumer products industry and after selling her business, she joined Patton Wings formerly JK&T Wings in 2014. Jean also owned and operated two of her own restaurant concepts together with her husband.
She currently serves on the advisory committees of the Foodservice Insurance Group a member based captive insurance solution and serves on the executive board of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. Jean is a Michigan native, attended Oakland University and currently lives in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
In her spare time, Jean enjoys golfing and Upland Hunting with her bird dog, Abbey.
