Smith's Appointment Will Further Strengthen The BURGER KING Executive
Leadership Team With a Strong Senior Human Resources Executive Who Has A Track
Record In Helping Organizations Attract Great People and
Setting Them Up For Success
MIAMI, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced
the appointment of Peter C. Smith as Chief Human Resources Officer. He will
report directly to Brad Blum, chief executive officer and will serve as a
member of the Executive Leadership Team. His appointment is effective
December 1, 2003.
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"Pete understands that it all starts with having great people who will
achieve outstanding results in a values-driven culture," Blum said. "He has a
strong track record of building great teams through leadership development,
training and diversity. Pete understands that our Restaurant Support Center
must be of service to our customers ...our franchisees...in order to set them
up for success. By bringing even greater alignment and unification to the
BURGER KING(R) system we will achieve exceptional guest satisfaction, build
guest traffic and create an even stronger brand."
"I look forward to working with the Company's impressive Executive
Leadership Team to create a culture that will facilitate the turnaround of the
BURGER KING(R) brand," Smith said. "Our team will guide the development and
implementation of human resource strategies that support the Company's
business and growth goals. Making this happen will include having our
corporate headquarters serve as a Restaurant Support Center and providing
highly motivated teams with clear accountabilities and the highest of
professional standards."
Reporting directly to Pete will be Clyde Rucker, senior vice president,
diversity; Cynthia Fraser-Gonzales, vice president, corporate and franchise
human resources; Chris Steilberg, senior director, talent development; Laura
Parsons, senior director, human resources for company operations and Susan
Kunreuther, director of benefits.
Smith brings 24 years of senior human resources responsibilities to his
position at Burger King Corporation, having directed various human resources
functions in Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and
the United States with Frito-Lay, Citibank and, most recently, AutoNation,
based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
While at AutoNation, Smith served as senior vice president, human
resources where he built the human resources organization from its inception,
which included establishing the entire infrastructure for the HR function.
During his tenure, overall company turnover was reduced by 30%. Prior to
AutoNation, Smith was senior vice president, international human resources for
Citibank where he had full generalist accountability for 17 nations with
13,000 employees in the Consumer Banking Group. During this Citibank tenure he
also helped facilitate the integration of two major acquisitions.
Smith earned a bachelor's of science degree in Business from Winona State
University in Winona, Minnesota. He resides in Miami, Florida.
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 11,350 restaurants in all 50
states and in 57 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, 2002, BURGER KING had system-wide sales of $11.3 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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