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Greg Brenneman

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Greg Brenneman
Born(1961-11-26)November 26, 1961(age 62)
Alma materWashburn University
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusinessman

Gregory D. Brenneman(born November 26, 1961) is an American businessman. He serves as the chairman ofCCMP Capital,an American private equity firm.

Early life

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Brenneman was born on November 26, 1961, in Kansas.[1]He graduated fromWashburn UniversityofTopeka, Kansas,[1]and was inducted into the school'sSagamore Honor Societyin 1982. He also has anM.B.AfromHarvard Business School.[2]

Career

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Brenneman was a partner atBain and Companywhen he joinedContinental Airlinesas president and chief operating officer.[3]

Brenneman was appointed president and chief executive officer ofPwC Consultingin 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.[4]Brenneman remained with the company during a brief transitional period before returning to a private equity firm he founded in 1994, TurnWorks.[4]

From August 2004 through April 2006, Brenneman was the chief executive officer of theBurger Kingcorporation, directing the company's turnaround efforts. He replacedBrad Blumin that role on August 31, 2004. He subsequently served as the president and CEO of CCMP-ownedQuiznos Sub,a fast-food sandwich chain.[5][6]Reuters said he was hired by Quiznos in Jan. 2007 as a "turnaround expert" due to his work with Burger King and Continental Airlines.[7]

Brenneman is the chairman ofCCMP Capital,an American private equity firm. He serves on theboard of directorsofThe Home Depot, Inc.,Baylor College of MedicineandAutomatic Data Processing.[8][9]

In August 2021, he purchased Porta'Vino restaurants inHouston.[10]

References

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  1. ^abWho's who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Randall Publishing Company. 1984. p. 65.
  2. ^"Company Overview of TurnWorks Inc.: Gregory Dean Brenneman".Bloomberg.RetrievedMay 4,2018.
  3. ^Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Continental. In: Harvard Business Review on Crisis Management
  4. ^abDiCarlo, Lisa."Greg Brenneman's New Kingdom".Forbes.Retrieved2018-05-14.
  5. ^"Burger taps Greg Brenneman as CEO".NBCNews.13 July 2004.Retrieved2004-07-13.
  6. ^"Greg Brenneman Named Quiznos President and CEO".9 January 2007.Retrieved2007-09-01.
  7. ^"UPDATE 3-Quiznos hires turnaround expert as CEO".Reuters.
  8. ^"CCMP Capital Appoints Greg Brenneman as Chairman"(Press release).Retrieved2008-08-19.
  9. ^"Brenneman named chair of BCM Board of Trustees | BCM".June 2023.
  10. ^"Porta'Vino restaurant concept set to go big in Houston".
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