▁K aye ) ▁to ▁join ▁Pre z zo ▁pl c ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁Adam ▁and ▁Samuel ▁founded ▁Ask ▁( r estaur ant ) ▁and ▁Z iz zi . ▁ ▁Pre z zo ▁don ates ▁ 2 5 p ▁of ▁the ▁prof its ▁raised ▁from ▁sales ▁of ▁their ▁Trop icana ▁P izza ▁to ▁the ▁children ' s ▁char ity ▁Fight ▁for ▁Life . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁award - win ning ▁chef ▁Ald o ▁Z illi ▁designed ▁four ▁p izz as ▁which ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Pre z zo ▁menu ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" V . I . P izz as ". ▁ ▁Private ▁equ ity ▁firm ▁T PG ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Pre z zo ▁business ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁Jonathan ▁K aye ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁non - exec utive ▁role . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁D irk ▁Ell er ▁was ▁appointed ▁inter im ▁chief ▁executive . ▁Jon ▁Hend ry - P ick up ▁joined ▁Pre z zo ▁as ▁chief ▁executive ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Pre z zo ▁confirmed ▁it ▁planned ▁to ▁close ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁its ▁ 3 0 0 ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁secure ▁a ▁company ▁volunt ary ▁arrangement ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁rescue ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁chain . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁they ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁close ▁ 9 4 ▁branches , ▁including ▁all ▁ 3 3