Burger King Corporation Names Senior Vice President, World Wide Human Resources; Stephen Cerrone Promoted to Top HR Post.MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999-- Burger King Corporation today announced the promotion of Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and Cerrone to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , effective immediately, reporting to Dennis Dennis is a male first name derived from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius meaning "servant of Dionysus", the Thracian god of wine, which is ultimately derived from the Greek Dios (Διος, "of Zeus") combined with Nysos or Nysa (Νυσα), where the Malamatinas, chief executive officer. Cerrone replaces Yvonne Jackson Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. who will be leaving the company to accept the position of senior vice president of Human Resources with Compaq Computer, headquartered in Houston, TX. Cerrone joined Burger King in 1989 and has filled a number of roles in the Human Resources Department with increasing responsibility, most recently as Vice President, Human Resources, Burger King, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. ). From 1995 to 1997, Cerrone also served as Director, Executive Development and Training for Grand Metropolitan (Burger King Corporation's parent company prior to the merger with Guiness that formed Diageo). Cerrone holds a Masters degree and a Ph.D in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston. "With this extensive background and knowledge of Human Resources at both Burger King and our parent company, Stephen will bring credibility and impact into this leadership role," Malamatinas said. Reporting to Cerrone in his new role will be: Vince Berkeley, senior vice president,on a special assignment involving people development; Rachel McKinney, vice president, Organization and Management Development; Howard Perlman, vice president, Performance and Reward Systems, and Lisa Vivero, director, Business Services. The Regional Human Resources representatives will continue to report to the President for their respective regions. The company is now recruiting for a Vice President, Human Resources, EMA, to replace Cerrone. Burger King Corporation and its franchisees operate more than 10,600 restaurants in all 50 states and 54 countries and international territories around the world. Since the company's founding in Miami in 1954, the BURGER KING(R) brand has become recognized for great flame-broiled taste and HAVE IT YOUR WAY(R) food customization. In fiscal year 1999, the BURGER KING(R) system has system-wide sales of $10.9 billion. Burger King Corporation is a part of Diageo (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DEO DEO Deodorant DEO Diversification de l'Economie de l'Ouest Canada (Western Economic Diversification Canada) DEO Diversification de l'Économie de l'Ouest Canada (Western Economic Diversification Canada) ), the international food and drinks company, that includes such brands as Pillsbury, Haagen Dazs, and Guinness. To learn more about the BURGER KING(R) system, please visit the company's website at www.burgerking.com. |
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