Quick meals chain Burger King UK (BKUK) has introduced that Lance Batchelor has been appointed chair.
Batchelor will be part of the board from Friday 1st December, and can change Martin Robinson who’s stepping down from the board and his function as chair following six years.
BKUK acknowledged that Batchelor has in depth management expertise with a powerful background in hospitality, model advertising and marketing and retail, in addition to deep franchising experience. He’s presently chair of Ometria, the AI-powered advertising and marketing platform, and Appello, the digital well being monitoring enterprise. He’s additionally a non-executive director of the Royal Navy.
Throughout Robinson’s tenure, the model underwent portfolio enlargement, menu improvements and digitisation of its operations. On this time, BKUK prolonged its owned property to 280 websites, by means of the opening of virtually 100 new eating places and the consolidation of its franchise base by means of the acquisition of 10 franchisees comprising 222 websites. BKUK’s complete restaurant base is now 554.
Alasdair Murdoch, CEO of BKUK, mentioned: “We sit up for welcoming Lance to Burger King UK as we proceed to ship in opposition to our formidable progress plans. Lance brings with him in depth expertise within the client and hospitality sector in addition to a powerful background in digital and advertising and marketing. We’re enthusiastic about how these experiences and views will assist the enterprise proceed to develop and enhance.
“I might additionally like to precise our gratitude to Martin for his distinctive service to BKUK over the previous six years. He has been a useful supply of strategic counsel to myself and the board, and his contributions go away BKUK able of power as we concentrate on delivering continued sustainable progress.”
Batchelor mentioned: “Burger King UK is a implausible and well-established model with a dynamic and diversified enterprise mannequin, robust product providing and clear technique for progress. I’m absolutely dedicated to supporting Alasdair and the BKUK crew to ship in opposition to its technique and am excited in regards to the alternatives throughout the enterprise.”
Robinson mentioned: “Burger King UK is a superb enterprise with a implausible crew, and it has been an honour to function chair for the final six years. My time with the enterprise has been extraordinarily rewarding and I want Lance and the enterprise all the very best sooner or later.”
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