Ali Azima
Chief Financial Officer

Ali Azima is the Chief Financial Officer for Thompson Hospitality. He has been with the company since its inception. He started as a District Manager, responsible for ten restaurants, 39 managers and 435 employees. In 1994 and 1995 he was awarded “District Manager of the Year.” In 1997 he became the Vice President of Restaurants. Ali took over the entire operations department in 1999, and was promoted to CFO in 2001.

Ali brings with him a wide range of experience and education. He spent his earlier years in management with the Marriott Corporation. Ali studied at the Capital Institute of Technology in Kensington, Maryland receiving a BS in Electronic Engineering. From there he went on to receive a Masters in Digital Systems Engineering from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. Ali resides with his family in North Potomac, Maryland.