Investor Relations
Corporate Governance - Management Team
| John W. Chidsey Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman |
| John W. Chidsey has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board since April 2006. Mr. Chidsey became Executive Chairman of our board on July 1, 2008. From September 2005 until April 2006, he was our President and Chief Financial Officer and from June 2004 until September 2005, he was our President of North America. Mr. Chidsey joined us as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer in March 2004 and held that position until June 2004. From January 1996 to March 2003, Mr. Chidsey served in numerous positions at Cendant Corporation, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of the Vehicle Services Division and the Financial Services Division. |
| Anne Chwat General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| Anne Chwat has served as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since September 2004. From September 2000 to September 2004, Ms. Chwat served in various positions at BMG Music (now SonyBMG Music Entertainment) including as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. |
| Gladys DeClouet Senior Vice President, North America Company Operations |
| Gladys DeClouet has served as our Senior Vice President, North America Company Operations since July 2008. Ms. DeClouet was previously the vice president of operations for Jack in the Box. Prior to joining Jack in the Box, Ms. DeClouet worked for British Petroleum Inc., holding a number of positions of increasing responsibility in marketing, distribution, planning, finance and business development. Earlier in her career, she was an engineer with Conoco Inc., working in offshore oil and gas exploration and production. |
| Charles M. Fallon President, North America |
| Chuck Fallon has served as President, North America since June 2006. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Fallon served in various positions at Cendant Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President for Cendant Corporation's Car Rental Group (Avis & Budget). Prior to joining Cendant, Mr. Fallon was a director in the investment banking division of Salomon Smith Barney from 1992 to 1998. |
| Kevin Higgins President, EMEA |
| Kevin Higgins has served as our President, EMEA since August 2009. From April 2004 through February 2009, he served as General Manager, Yum! Brands Europe and Russia Franchise Business Unit. From November 1, 2001 through April 2004, Mr. Higgins served as Director of Development and Franchise Recruitment for Yum! Brands Europe. |
| Armando Jacomino President, Latin America |
| Armando Jacomino has served as our President, Latin America since November 2007. Mr. Jacomino has held several positions of increasing responsibility within Burger King Corporation’s Latin America region. Most recently he served as Vice President Operations, Training from April 2006 to November 2007 and as Director Franchise Operations from June 2002 until 2006. |
| Russell B. Klein President, Global Marketing Strategy and Innovation |
| Russell B. Klein has served as our Chief Marketing Officer since June 2003. From August 2002 to May 2003, Mr. Klein served as Chief Marketing Officer at 7-Eleven Inc. From January 1999 to July 2002, Mr. Klein served as a Principal at Whisper Capital. Mr. Klein will be leaving the Company on December 15, 2009. |
| Julio A. Ramirez Executive Vice President, Global Operations |
| Julio Ramirez has served as our Executive Vice President, Global Operations since September 2007. From January 2002 to September 2007, Mr. Ramirez served as our President, Latin America. Mr. Ramirez has worked for Burger King Corporation for more than 20 years. During his tenure, Mr. Ramirez has held several positions within the United States and the Latin America region. From February 2000 to December 2001, Mr. Ramirez served as Senior Vice President of U.S. Franchise Operations & Development. Prior to that, Mr. Ramirez served as President, Latin America from 1997 until 2000. |
| Raj Rawal Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
| Raj Rawal has served as our senior vice president and chief information officer since February 2005. Before joining Burger King Corporation, he was president of Axya Corporation, a company that provided IT leadership to large corporations. Mr. Rawal has also held leadership positions with Cendant Car Rental Group, Trilegiant Corporation and General Electric. |
| Peter Robinson Executive Vice President |
| Peter Robinson has served as our Executive Vice President since October 1, 2009. From October 2006 through September 30, 2009, Mr. Robinson served as our President, EMEA. From 2003 through 2006, he served as Senior Vice President and President, Pillsbury USA Division. |
| Peter C. Smith Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Peter C. Smith has served as our Chief Human Resources Officer since December 2003. From September 1998 to November 2003, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at AutoNation |
| Peter Tan President, Asia Pacific |
| Peter Tan has served as our President, Asia Pacific since November 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Tan served as Corporate Senior Vice President and President of Greater China for McDonald’s Corporation. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2003, Mr. Tan served as President, McDonald’s China Development Company. |
| Amy E. Wagner Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Communications |
| Amy Wagner has served as our Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Communications since June 2007. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations from April 2006 to June 2007. From February 1990 to April 2006, Ms. Wagner served in various corporate finance positions at Ryder System, Inc., including as Vice President, Risk Management and Insurance Operations from January 2003 to April 2006 and Group Director, Investor Relations from June 2001 to January 2003. |
| Ben K. Wells Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Ben K. Wells has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since April 2006. From May 2005 to April 2006, Mr. Wells served as our Senior Vice President, Treasurer. From June 2002 to May 2005 he was a Principal and Managing Director at BK Wells & Co., a corporate treasury advisory firm in Houston, Texas. From June 1987 to June 2002, he was at Compaq Computer Corporation, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Treasurer. Before joining Compaq, Mr. Wells held various finance and treasury responsibilities over a 10-year period at British Petroleum. |
