Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) today announced the appointment of Kevin
Higgins as President of its Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region,
based in the company’s EMEA headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. As part of
the BKC global executive team, Higgins will report to Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer John Chidsey.
Higgins will begin his new role in August, replacing Peter Robinson, who
will complete his three-year commitment to the company in October.
“Kevin’s industry and multinational experience are significant assets to
our business and we are pleased to have him on board,” Chidsey said.
“We’ve made considerable strides in the past few years in Europe and the
Middle East and we thank Peter Robinson for his contributions to our
business. We are confident that through Kevin’s leadership, we will
continue to build on our accomplishments in the region.”
“Burger King’s signature products are known and loved all around the
world and I am excited to join such a dynamic and iconic brand,” Higgins
said. “I am confident that my experience in the restaurant industry will
enable us to build upon the brand’s recent growth and success in the
EMEA region.”
Higgins’ career spans more than 20 years in the consumer foods industry
in Europe and the United States. Most recently, he served as General
Manager of Yum! Brands Europe and Russia Franchise Business Unit in
Geneva, Switzerland where he led a multifunctional and multinational
management team. Under Higgins’ leadership, this business unit
opened over 100 new units per year and launched Taco Bell and the Pizza
Hut Delivery (PHD) brand in Europe.
Previously, he held a variety of positions at Yum! in their UK office
including in the areas of development, franchisee development and
finance. Prior to joining Yum!, Higgins worked for Pepsico Restaurants
in London and for M&M/ Mars Inc. in the UK and the U.S.
Higgins holds a Master of Engineering Science degree and a Bachelor
of Engineering degree (food and agriculture) from the University College
Dublin in Ireland. He also holds an MBA from Henley Management College
in England.
ABOUT BURGER KING CORPORATION
The BURGER KING® system operates more than 11,800 restaurants in all 50
states and in 74 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately
90 percent of BURGER KING® restaurants are owned and operated by
independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have
been in business for decades. In 2008, Fortune magazine ranked
Burger King Corp. among America's 1,000 largest corporations and Ad
Week named it one of the top three industry-changing advertisers
within the last three decades. To learn more about Burger King Corp.,
please visit the company's Web site at www.bk.com.
Burger King Corporation
Axel Gietz, Burger King Corp./EMEA,
+41-79-570-8414
agietz@whopper.com
or
Michelle
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