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Mr. Olgierd Danielewicz is a graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Master degree in Management and Marketing) and Academy of Economics in Wroclaw (postgraduated studies and MBA).

He joined AmRest (ARS) as a student in 1998, taking up the function of Assistant Manager of soon to be opened KFC restaurant. Afterward he held the position of General Manager, Area Trainer (responsible for training in both KFC and Pizza Hut in Western Poland), Area Coach of KFC South 1 region and District Coach (taking over responsibility for few regions of KFC operation).

In 2007 Mr. Danielewicz was given a challenge of relaunch of Burger King in Poland. The opening of Burger King Złote Tarasy has been recorded as one of the best Burger King openings ever.  Next step in his career was the coming back to his home brand and taking over the Brand President position for KFC, initially in Central Europe division, currently in all markets of AmRest operation. He is responsible for development, monitoring of financial performance and image of the KFC brand.

Named as CPO of The Year in Mexico, Ismael is a seasoned Senior HR Executive with more than 20 years of experience in multicultural businesses with a global presence. He has led several HR transformation processes and aligned organizational current and future needs with business goals. His strengths are in Strategic HR planning, organizational design, business process reengineering and transformation, M&A and change management solutions.

Since 2013, he was a Human Resources Vice President for Bachoco - the world’s 5^th largest poultry production and an organization with $4 billion in sales and 25,000 employees. Prior to Bachoco, Ismael was Corporate People and Change Management Director for Grupo Modelo in Mexico City and worked 11 years at CEMEX in HR located in Madrid.

He has University degrees including MBA and Masters in HR. Currently, he is Consultative Committee President of AMEDIRH (Mexican Human Resources Management Association) and NAHRMA (North America Human Resource Management Association) delegate (USA/CAN/MEX).

Santiago Gallo, Industrial Engineering (ITAM) & MBA (UIA - Universidad Iberoamericana), has 18+ years of Marketing experience, both in Mexico and the USA, plus 2 years as Operations Director for Walmart’s Bodega Aurrera.

He has collaborated with leading CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) / FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) brands like Trident, Clorets, and Halls.  In the beverages / beer sector he worked with brands like Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacifico & spirits such as Tequila Casa Noble.  His role in retail was both as the Marketing Director for Walmart Mexico as well as a Regional Operations Director, leading 120+ stores and a team of 5,000+ associates.  Before coming to Amrest, Santiago was the Marketing Director for Domino’s Pizza Mexico.

He has the ability to balance strategic thought processes with execution efficiency thanks to a positive & results oriented attitude, always capitalizing both his Marketing and Operations experience.