Burger King Corporation Elects Kneeland Youngblood to Board of Directors
Burger King Corporation today announced the appointment of Kneeland Youngblood to the Company's Board of Directors.
"We are very fortunate to have attracted someone of Kneeland's caliber to our Board of Directors," said Greg Brenneman, chief executive officer, Burger King Corporation. "Kneeland is extremely well-respected in the business community and has incredible credentials with consumer brands and public policy, which make him a great fit for BURGER KING(R)."
Mr. Youngblood is co-founder and managing partner of Pharos Capital Group, LLC, a private equity firm focused on providing growth and expansion capital to businesses in technology, business services and health care. He is also currently a Trustee of the Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund, and in January 2005 will assume the role of Chairman for the American AAdvantage Funds, a $13 billion mutual fund company managed by AMR Investments, a $25 billion investment affiliate of American Airlines.
In addition, Mr. Youngblood is currently on the Board of Directors at Starwood Hotels and Lodging, one of the largest hotel companies in the world with more than 725 properties in 80 countries and 120,000 employees. Its renowned brands include St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, The W Hotels and Four Points by Sheraton.
Previously, Mr. Youngblood was a Presidential Appointee and Senate- confirmed Director of the United States Enrichment Corporation, a global energy services company taken public in 1998 in a $1.4 billion initial public offering. Mr. Youngblood also served six years on the Board of Trustees for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and served as Chairman of the Real Estate Committee, where he directed a major restructuring of the $1.4 billion portfolio.
Mr. Youngblood is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Special Contributions Fund trustee of the NAACP.
Mr. Youngblood has a B.A. in Politics/Science in Human Affairs from Princeton and a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
Mr. Youngblood is co-founder and managing partner of Pharos Capital Group, LLC, a private equity firm focused on providing growth and expansion capital to businesses in technology, business services and health care. He is also currently a Trustee of the Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund, and in January 2005 will assume the role of Chairman for the American AAdvantage Funds, a $13 billion mutual fund company managed by AMR Investments, a $25 billion investment affiliate of American Airlines.
In addition, Mr. Youngblood is currently on the Board of Directors at Starwood Hotels and Lodging, one of the largest hotel companies in the world with more than 725 properties in 80 countries and 120,000 employees. Its renowned brands include St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, The W Hotels and Four Points by Sheraton.
Previously, Mr. Youngblood was a Presidential Appointee and Senate- confirmed Director of the United States Enrichment Corporation, a global energy services company taken public in 1998 in a $1.4 billion initial public offering. Mr. Youngblood also served six years on the Board of Trustees for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and served as Chairman of the Real Estate Committee, where he directed a major restructuring of the $1.4 billion portfolio.
Mr. Youngblood is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Special Contributions Fund trustee of the NAACP.
Mr. Youngblood has a B.A. in Politics/Science in Human Affairs from Princeton and a medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
