Staffing

Mozzeria names Richard Horrell as CEO

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December 7, 2022

Mozzeria has named Richard Horrell as its CEO. Horrell has served as interim CEO since June 2022, according to a press release.

Horrell succeeds Ryan Maliszewski as CEO.

Mozzeria is a deaf-owned and -operated pizzeria, and Horrell is a hard-of-hearing member of the deaf community with more than 20 years of experience spanning law, business and education. Before accepting the role of Mozzeria CEO, he was a Senior Program Operations Manager for CSD Social Venture Fund (SVF), a venture capital firm dedicated to funding Deaf-owned businesses. There, Horrell worked closely with Deaf business owners to ensure stability in their operations and prepare them to expand their businesses.

"As I humbly and gratefully step into this role, I recognize that Mozzeria is not solely about pizza or profit," Horrell said in the press release. "I believe the real work we are doing is about raising up the community. It's about equity. I believe that Mozzeria, more than anything else, can be a place where Deaf and hard of hearing people can look and see their peers modeling excellence."

"Richard has already had such a positive impact on Mozzeria as interim CEO and through his work with CSD SVF," Chris Soukup, Board president of Mozzeria, said in the release. "We are certain that his diverse professional background uniquely positions him to continue to lead the growth of the Mozzeria brand. We are excited for what the future holds."

Mozzeria has two locations, one in San Francisco and another in the Washington D.C. area.