LETTER: Former Famous Brands CEO sets the record straight on GBK
The impression constantly communicated in the media that I – on my own – was responsible for the GBK transaction is simply not accurate
16 April 2020 - 05:00
I have just read Bruce Whitfield’s article on Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), "Fed Up with Flipping Burgers (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/money-and-investing/2020-04-09-famous-brands-fed-up-with-flipping-burgers/)" (Money & Investing, April 9-15).
Whitfield is correct in that I might have signed the deal, but that particular deal — like all the others in my time as CEO — had the full and unqualified backing of the entire Famous Brands board. And that’s a board representative of seasoned business professionals, most with an impeccable business record of their own...
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