Background

40 Years in Hospitality & Food Retail

Leadership position in global brands
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1980s

Intercontinental Hotels

Resident Manager

Yum! Brands

Country CEO &
Global President KFC

Krispy Kreme

President & COO

Panera Brands

Former CEO & Chairman

Present

1980s

Present

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Lived & Worked Across the world

  • United Kingdom
  • Europe
  • India
  • USA
  • Asia
  • Middle East

Lived in

1

Cities

Worked in over

1

Countries

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Key Experiences and Recognitions

Brands

  • KFC, Pizza Hut India: Voted most trusted brands
  • Panera Bread: Voted most Innovative brand

People

  • Panera Bread: Given the Black box Employer of Choice Award

Digital Leadership

  • Digital Com leadership at Panera in the fast casual segment

Other interests

  • Black belt in Shotokan Karate
  • lead guitarist and vocalist for a Rock band
  • studying Dutch / German and Spanish

Impact

  • President of India & the Hellen Keller award for an equal opportunity initiative to employ  hearing and speech impaired employees
  • Panera Bread rated as amongst the top 20 most purpose driven brands and amongst the top 10 most sustainable brands