MIAMI, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced the
appointment of Barbara B. Heim to the position of Vice President, Human
Resources Franchise Operations, effective immediately. She will report
directly to Pete Smith, Chief Human Resources Officer.
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Ms. Heim brings over twenty years of experience in human resources in
addition to significant expertise in franchise human resources. She will work
closely with Jim Hyatt, Senior Vice President, Franchise Operations, to
enhance Burger King Corporation's human resources best practices and tools
within the franchise community. She will also be instrumental in driving and
elevating the performance management culture.
"Barbara's appointment will increase the human resources support for our
North American franchisees as we work together to provide the best systems and
tools to build their businesses," said Mr. Smith. "Barbara will also leverage
her extensive franchise experience to further optimize the creation of a
performance-based culture."
Prior to joining Burger King Corporation, Ms. Heim was the Senior Vice
President, Human Resources of Garden Ridge, a retailer with 44 stores in 13
states. Previously she was Vice President, Human Resources for Jiffy Lube
International.
Ms. Heim holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Lycoming College,
Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
About Burger King Corporation
Our vision: We proudly serve the best burgers in the business, plus a
variety of real, authentic foods ... all freshly prepared ... just the way you
want it.
The BURGER KING system operates more than 11,220 restaurants in all 50
states and in 60 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
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