Sabir Sami, an MBA graduate from Pakistani university IBA, has been appointed as global division chief executive officer (CEO) of the famous fast-food chain KFC.
Sami is a 12-year-old veteran of the company and will be succeeding Tony Lowings who is stepping down from the designation at the end of 2021.
What a proud moment for Pakistan! 🙌🏻 🇵🇰
Congratulations Mr. Sabir Sami on being appointed as KFC Global Chief Executive Officer.
Our buckets are filled with pride! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Ai86V7XnKn
— KFC Pakistan (@kfc_pk) September 24, 2021
Sabir Sami currently resides in Toronto, Canada, and is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the KFC division and Managing Director of KFC Asia.
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Previously, he was the managing director for the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey.
“Sabir is an exceptional leader with deep expertise and knowledge of our business and has a strong, proven track record of growing KFC’s physical and brand presence in markets around the world,” the brand’s Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs said.
Sabir Sami while expressing his immense pleasure said that he is incredibly privileged and excited to continue working with the talented and dedicated company leaders and amazing franchise partners around the world to keep strengthening and accelerating the development of the powerful, iconic brand.