Peter Tan Joins Company in Newly Created Role
MIAMI, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Tan, a fast food hamburger restaurant
veteran, has been named to the newly created position of Burger King
Corporation's senior vice president and president, Asia Pacific. Tan has more
than 10 years experience as a fast food executive with McDonald's in Asia. He
will report to Greg Brenneman, chairman and CEO of Burger King Corporation,
and be part of the company's global executive team. He will be based at the
company's Asia headquarters in Singapore.
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Tan joins Burger King Corporation (BKC) from the McDonald's Corporation
where he was a corporate senior vice president and president of greater China,
a position that included Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau and more than 1,250
restaurants. Tan was responsible for strategic growth of the business and
management of all key functions in the region.
"Peter will be an excellent addition to BKC's management team. He brings a
wealth of industry- and region-specific expertise to our Asia Pacific
operations," said Brenneman. "As we continue to successfully execute our Go
Forward Plan, we are confident that the Asian market is a tremendous
opportunity for our business. Peter has the expertise, insights and energy to
take us to the next level of success."
Tan said, "Burger King Corporation is achieving outstanding results and is
building great momentum worldwide. I'm delighted to be joining the company at
this time and am looking forward to working with Greg and the global executive
team."
Among Tan's accomplishments at McDonald's were developing an organization
to support the growth potential of the greater China region, delivering
operational excellence standards that are among the best in the system and
driving food innovation. Tan's other roles at McDonald's included serving as
president of McDonald's China Development Company. Before joining McDonald's,
Tan was vice president of CitiBank Singapore.
Tan holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University and is a member of the Kellogg School of Management Alumni Advisory
Board.
About Burger King Corporation
The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,000 restaurants in all 50
states and in more than 60 countries and territories worldwide. Approximately
90 percent of BURGER KING(R) 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. To learn more about
BURGER KING(R), please visit the company's Web site at
http://www.burgerking.com .
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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