Strategic Appointment Demonstrates Continued Interest in Growing the
BURGER KING(R) Brand through Restaurant Development
MIAMI, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced the
appointment of Lynette McKee to the position of vice president, U.S. franchise
development effective immediately. She will report directly to Mike Ellis,
executive vice president and chief development officer.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031014/BKLOGO )
Ms. McKee brings to Burger King Corporation a strong background in
franchise restaurant development with such well-known brands as Bennigan's,
Steak and Ale, Ponderosa, Bonanza, and Denny's.
"We are excited to have in Lynette a seasoned restaurant development
professional to help us develop and implement a new restaurant development
strategy for our U.S. operations," said Mike Ellis.
"Lynette is a leader in diversity within the franchise community and has
negotiated several large minority re-franchising deals within the foodservice
industry."
In her new role, McKee will be the principle point of contact with Burger
King Corporation's U.S. franchise community on all matters relating to the
development of new and existing franchise restaurants. She will also oversee
the identification and selection of new franchisees.
McKee holds a Bachelor of Science degree from George Peabody College of
Vanderbilt University. She is a frequent speaker on franchise development,
especially for women and minorities.
About Burger King Corporation
We Take Pride in Serving Our Guests the Best Burgers and a Variety of
Other Great-Tasting, Healthy Foods Cooked Over an Open Fire. That's What We're
All About.
The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,285 restaurants in all 50
states and in 58 countries and territories around the world. Ninety-one
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.
Burger King Holdings, Inc., the parent company, is private and
independently owned by an equity sponsor group comprised of Texas Pacific
Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. In fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003, Burger King Corporation had system-wide sales of $11.1 billion.
To learn more about BURGER KING, please visit the company's website at
http://www.burgerking.com.
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.burgerking.com
Photo Notes:
NewsCom:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031014/BKLOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Company News On-Call:
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/124650.html
CONTACT:
Rob Doughty of Burger King Corporation,
+1-305-378-7277
|
