Sami Siddiqui
Chief Financial Officer, Restaurant Brands International
Sami Siddiqui is Chief Financial Officer of Restaurant Brands International (RBI), a $40 billion global quick-service restaurant company and parent of Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons, and Firehouse Subs. He oversees financial planning, capital allocation, investor relations, and corporate development, supporting the company’s international expansion and investment strategy across more than 32,000 restaurants in over 100 countries.
Sami has held senior leadership roles across RBI’s global businesses. He previously served as President of Popeyes, where he led a period of record restaurant expansion, and prior to that, as President of RBI Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore.
He played a key role in the acquisition of Tim Hortons and the creation of RBI. He has led complex M&A and master franchise transactions, and has served on the boards of multiple international joint ventures, including in China.
Prior to RBI, Sami worked in private equity at Blackstone, focusing on the technology, media, and consumer sectors. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
