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Montgomery County, Maryland Alcohol Beverage Services
A Business of Montgomery County, MD Government
201 Edison Park Drive • Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Tel (240) 777-1900
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/abs

Robert M. Dorfman

Mr. Dorfman spent 15 years with Marriott International in a number
of capacities, from 1981 to 1995. Mr. Dorfman joined Marriott as Vice

President of Procurement and then ran a number of Marriott contract
service businesses. Mr. Dorfman was the President of Host International
and a corporate officer of Marriott for 10 years. After leaving Marriott, he
consulted with a number of smaller and mid-size companies, helping
them to develop their business strategies and assisted in creating their
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operating infrastructure to grow, substantially increasing their market
value. Mr. Dorfman joined the Five Guys franchise system in 2005,

purchasing a 16-store territory in Tampa, FL. Mr. Dorfman subsequently
purchased the rights for Columbus, Ohio, where he opened 11 stores,
then Houston Texas, opening 13 stores and South Texas with two
stores. His company, TCH Restaurant Group, had a total commitment to
open 103 Five Guys. The company was sold to Five Guys corporate in
November 2012. In June of 2012, he joined Trusthouse Services Group as
President and COO. In May of 2013, the company was successfully sold
to a major French company. In October of 2013, Mr. Dorfman signed a
development agreement with World of Beer to open several locations

in northern and central Virginia. Mr. Dorfman owned and operated
successful locations in Charlottesville, VA and Ashburn, VA, before
selling both locations in December 2016. Mr. Dorfman received his BA
in Political Science from Rutgers University and his MBA in Executive
Management and Marketing from St. Johns University in NY. In January
2017, Mr. Dorfman was appointed Director of the Montgomery County,
MD Department of Liquor Control, now Alcohol Beverage Services. Mr.

Dorfman and his wife, Marlene, live in N. Potomac, Maryland.

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