TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Restaurant Brands
International Inc. ("RBI") (TSX: QSR) (NYSE: QSR) (TSX: QSP) today
announced that Sami Siddiqui has
been appointed President of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for the
Americas.
Sami has most recently served as President of Asia-Pacific for RBI, leading the growth of
Popeyes, Burger King and Tim Hortons
throughout the region, including introducing the Popeyes brand in
China and the Philippines.
Jose Cil, Chief Executive Officer
of RBI commented, "I'm very proud to announce that Sami will be
leading Popeyes through our exciting next phase of growth across
the Americas. Popeyes is a brand with a well-known heritage and
more recently has demonstrated unprecedented growth through
exceptional menu innovation in our iconic Chicken Sandwich. Sami
has an excellent track record working with our franchisees to drive
our brand and restaurant expansion."
Additionally, Mr. Cil announced that Felipe Athayde is leaving RBI to pursue a new
role outside of the quick service restaurant industry. Felipe and
Sami will work together to smoothly transition the role throughout
September. "Felipe has all our best wishes for his next endeavor,"
said Cil.
About Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's
largest quick service restaurant companies with approximately
$32 billion in annual
system-wide sales and over 27,000 restaurants in more than 100
countries and U.S. territories. RBI owns three of the world's most
prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands - TIM
HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, and POPEYES®. These independently operated
brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and
communities for over 45 years.
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