Gregory D. Brenneman (born November 26, 1961) is an American businessman. He serves as the chairman of

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, an American private equity firm.

Early life

Brenneman was born on November 26, 1961 in Kansas. He graduated from

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, and was inducted into the school's Sagamore Honor Society in 1982. He also has an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Career

Brenneman was a partner at Bain and Company when he joined Continental Airlines as president and chief operating officer. Brenneman was appointed president and chief executive officer of PwC Consulting in June 2002. His initial plan was to lead the separation of PwCs consulting business from its accounting & audit operations to avoid potential conflicts of interest where it serves as both the financial auditor and the consultant for a single company. However, IPO plans were quickly scrapped after an offer from IBM for $3.5B was received. The IBM PwC Consulting deal closed in October 2002. Brenneman remained with the company during a brief transitional period before returning to a private equity firm he founded in 1994, TurnWorks. From August 2004 through April 2006, Brenneman was the chief executive officer of the Burger King corporation, directing the company's turnaround efforts. He replaced

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in that role on August 31, 2004. He subsequently served as the president and CEO of CCMP-owned

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, a fast-food sandwich chain. Reuters said he was hired by Quiznos in Jan. 2007 as a "turnaround expert" due to his work with Burger King and Continental Airlines. Brenneman is the chairman of

, an American private equity firm. He serves on the board of directors of The Home Depot, Inc. and

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. In August 2021, he purchased Porta'Vino restaurants in

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References

External links

Can You Pass a C.E.O Tes"t (Interview with Greg Brenneman in the NY Times)
Living people Harvard Business School alumni American chief executives of food industry companies Continental Airlines people Burger King people The Home Depot people Private equity and venture capital investors 1961 births Bain & Company employees {{US-CEO-stub