Elisia Flores

CEO at L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

Speaker

Elisia Flores currently serves as chief executive officer (CEO) of L&L Franchise, Inc. which has over 220 restaurants across the country and in Japan. She is responsible for setting the strategic vision of the company and driving new growth initiatives. She has been instrumental in developing key partnerships to expand the L&L brand, strengthening the brand across markets and implementing national revenue generating programs for the franchises. Prior to joining L&L, Flores worked for over 8 years at General Electric Company (GE) where she began as a corporate auditor responsible for significant audit and process improvements at GE Aviation, GE Corporate and overseas at GE Capital Interbanca. Flores has served on the board of directors of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE) since December 2021. Since 2018, Flores has also served on the board of directors of American Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, and she is currently chair of the audit committee. In the community she serves on the boards of Hawaii Pacific, Diamond Head Theatre, and the Hawaiian Humane Society. In 2022, Elisia was appointed by the Governor of Hawaii to serve on the East West Center Board of Governors. Flores holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Southern California, and an Executive MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.