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Operations Leader with the vision and energy to expand sales, increase profit margins, and beat expectations in declining markets. Excel at identifying, building and cultivating leadership teams. Proven track record of lifting under-performing restaurants, accelerating behaviors in guest experience, and leading quality assurance.

Tony serves as Chief Executive Officer of KFC Global. In this role, he leads a $26B business that includes over 23,000 restaurants in over 140 countries. Reporting to Tony are the regional general managers (GMs) of the KFC Division and the president of KFC US. A long-time veteran of Yum!, Tony joined the company in 1994 as Planning Director for the Finance Division in Australia before transitioning into operations-first as State Manager for KFC (NSW region), and then as General Manager Operations for Pizza Hut (South Pacific), before returning to KFC as GM Operations (South Pacific). He also worked internationally for a number of years with Yum!, including his role as General Manager of the South American, Central American and Caribbean business unit, where Tony had responsibility for the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell units across this region. In 2010, Tony was appointed as Chief Operations Officer for the Yum! Restaurants International division, based in Dallas. He then moved back to Australia and, for five years, ran the Australia and New Zealand KFC business as Managing Director until mid-2016. During this time, KFC Australia won a number of prestigious awards including the Large Retailer of the Year and NRA Supreme Award (National Retail Association). In 2014, Tony was honored with the highly esteemed CEO of the Year Award by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). In early 2018, Tony was named KFC Global President and Chief Operating Officer, before quickly ascending to Chief Executive Officer in January 2019.

Mark A Kaplan is a Chief Executive Officer & Entrepreneur at Great Wraps and Chief Executive Officer & Branding Guy at Phenomenal Brands....Branding Creator for Utopia Plastix, & Micrōb X and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has worked as Assistant Brand Manager - Colgate Toothbrushes & Palmolive Dish Liquid at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO, Brand Manager - Wheat Thins Crackers & Baby Ruth Candy Bars at Nabisco, and Senior Brand Manager - Sprite & Diet Sprite at COCA COLA CO. Mark attended University of Florida between 1973 and 1974, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY between 1979 and 1981, and The Wharton School between 1975 and 1977.

Patrick Hilton is a Chief Executive Officer at Penguin Point and is based in Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area. He has worked as Vice President US Franchise Operations at Quiznos, Sr. Director of Operations and Analytics North America at Quiznos, and District Manager at Burger King. Patrick studied at Bloom Trail High School between 1987 and 1990.

Jonathan Neman is a co-founder and co-CEO of Sweetgreen, a hip, farm-to-table style salad chain. Mr. Neman, along with Nicolas Jammet and Nathaniel Ru, opened the company’s first location in Washington D.C. in 2007, the same year they graduated from Georgetown University. Now, nine years later, the fast-food salad lunch option is nationwide. There are now 43 locations—and more opening every week. As of last summer, Sweetgreen raised a total of $95 million in venture funding. At the beginning of the year, the company moved its corporate headquarters from D.C. to Los Angeles, the better to fuel its westward expansion.

Ian Baines is a Chief Executive Officer at BURGERFI INTERNATIONAL INC.. He has worked as Senior VP:Strategic Innovation at BRINKER, President/COO at Jack Astors Bar & Grill, and President/CEO at Acfp Management Inc. Ian studied at Westminster College.