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Barry Gibbons, former CEO of the US-based Burger King Corporation - and the man dubbed the "Turn Around Champ" - officially opens World Travel Market 2012, the leading global event for the travel industry, on Monday, November 5, at ExCel London.
"Within a year of taking over the role of CEO of Burger King, Barry was opening two new restaurants a day around the world, attracting thousands of hungry travelers on a budget," said Fiona Jeffery OBE, Chairman of World Travel Market, "During 5 years as chief of one of the world's leading fast-food chains, he received international recognition for his outstanding business performance."
When Gibbons took over running the US-based Burger King in 1989 as part of the Pillsbury Group by the UK company, Grand Metropolitan, it was losing money with not one of its international businesses in a healthy state.
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Fortune Magazine first gave Barry Gibbons the title of "Turn Around Champ" after his phenomenal success in boosting Burger King's fortunes. Gibbons retired in 1994 from Burger King aged just 44, largely because he prefers to build companies, not simply maintain them. He went on to become a successful entrepreneur and author.
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