MANAGEMENT TEAM
The senior management team is responsible for implementing strategy and overseeing the day to day operation of the company.

Arif Khan
Group Chief Executive Officer
As the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Arif is responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and management of Restaurant Brands’ operations across New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, and California.
Arif Khan’s extensive career spans more than 25 years in the hospitality and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sectors across both Franchisor and Master Franchisee networks. His global experience covers New Zealand, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Turkey, and North Africa. He has a proven track record leading growth and innovation in large businesses.
Having spent several years at RBD earlier in his career, Arif returned to the company in 2018 as CEO to lead the New Zealand operations. Under his leadership the New Zealand operations have continued to grow rapidly, including the launch of Taco Bell into New Zealand in 2019 and its subsequent growth to 14 locations across the country, and including the turnaround of Pizza Hut and Carl’s Jr. brands in New Zealand.
Arif is a strategic and commercially-focused people leader. He has a long history in both high level national and international managerial positions He has a strong business acumen and successfully steered the New Zealand business through the COVID 19 pandemic.
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Julio Valdes
Group Chief Financial Officer
Julio Valdés, has more than 30 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, M&A, divestitures, and taxes. Julio has provided a diversity of services primarily to companies in the consumer products, power & utilities, and manufacturing sectors advising both Mexican and international companies and supporting their comprehensive development. He has also participated in projects for multinational public companies with reporting requirements under the Sarbanes Oxley Act and has broad experience in reports required under IFRS and USGAAP.
Prior to joining Restaurant Brands Julio served as CFO for Grupo Finaccess, a post to which he was appointed in September 2020. Previously, he served as Director of New Business Integration. Julio also participated in the process through which Grupo Finaccess acquired a majority stake in RBD. Prior to joining Grupo Finaccess, Julio worked for more than 29 years at PwC, where he held several positions including Market Team Leader for the largest audit team in Mexico, overseeing 18 Audit Partners and a staff of over 300 people. He also served as either Leading Partner or Manager advising several of the most relevant companies in Mexico and participated in PwC’s Global Leadership Programs.
Julio is responsible for the finance, treasury, and investor relations teams within Restaurant Brands.
CORPORATE
Jennifer Buddle
Group Chief People Officer
Geraldine Oldham
Chief Brand and Marketing Officer
Herman Pretorius
General Manager Taco Bell Australasia
Kenny Thein
Chief Information Officer
Andrew Buckthought
General Manager Development and Property
Leonie Reyneke
General Manager Supply and Quality
Clark Wilson
General Manager Marketing
Elyse Hooper
General Manager Finance
Julia Wiegandt-Goude
General Manager People & Capability
Marc Gilchrist
General Manager Operations Pizza Hut
Shaun Jordan
General Manager Operations Carl’s Jr.
New Zealand Division
Rodrigo Testas
Chief Executive Officer - New Zealand
Rodrigo joined Restaurant Brands as Group Chief Integration Officer in 2021 and was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer - New Zealand in May 2023. Rodrigo has extensive international experience and a proven track record in Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement and Operations in consumer-packaged goods and Commercial and Residential development industries in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
David Browne
Chief Financial Officer
Rebecca McLellan
Chief Operations Officer
Emma Jones
General Manager People and Performance
Gino Gigliotti
General Manager Property and Development
Australian Division
Ashley Jones
Chief Executive Officer - Australia
Ashley joined what is now Restaurant Brand's Australian subsidiary, QSR Pty Ltd in 2007 as a Financial Controller after migrating from the UK with his family. Ashley became the CFO of QSR in 2009 and was appointed as Chief Executive Offier - Australia in 2018.
Ashley has a wealth of financial and commercial experience working in the retail, manufacturing, IT and service industries and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Brent Matsumoto
Chief Financial Officer
Leah Allen
Director of Marketing
Carol Graff
Director of Human Resources
Yong Min Kim
Taco Bell Director of Operations
Lawton Nakata
Director of IT
Cynthia Julian
Pizza Hut Director of Operations
Hawaii Division
Kevin Kurihara
Chief Executive Officer - Hawaii
Kevin joined what is now Restaurant Brands' Hawaiian subsidiary, TD Food Group Inc. in 1996 as CFO and has served as the company's Chief Executive Officer since 2016. Prior to joining the company, Kevin was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hawaii and California.
Kevin has a BBA in Marketing from the University of Hawaii, performed post-graduate studies in accounting and management at the University of Hawaii and participated in Jardine's Executive Development Program. Kevin is active in a number of community organisations.
Kevin's Senior Leadership Team:
California Division
Raziel Valiente-Chung
Chief Executive Officer - California
Raziel joined the predecessor to RBD California Restaurants Limited in 2011 as Financial Controller. She became the CFO of the company in 2013 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer – RBD California Restaurants Limited in 2020.
Raziel started her career as an auditor with Price Waterhouse in their Philippines offices. Prior to becoming involved with the KFC business, Raziel was the Director of Asset Management for Levy Affiliated and was the Finance Controller for Atmel Corporation Philippines, responsible for all aspects of finance, purchasing, project management and facility management.
She earned her B.S. in Accountancy from Xavier University and her MBA from the Ateneo de Manila University. She is a Certified Public Accountant in California.
Allan Wong Kam
Chief Financial Officer/Executive Vice President Development
Nancy Franco
Director of Operations
Oscar Aviles
Director of Operations
Elizabeth Fink
Director of Human Resources