Robert S. Hill
Principal

Rob has extensive experience in the consumer products and services and chain restaurant sectors, including corporate finance, general management, market expansion and franchising. He has held executive positions in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development and general management at major fast food and casual dining chains as well as consumer product and service companies. His diverse background includes ownership of an independent restaurant chain in the southeast U.S. and development of an emerging market as a major chain franchisee. He also directed the national rollout of a major consumer services retail chain.

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Industry Specialties

• Consumer products and services
• Chain restaurants
• Franchisee systems
• Corporate finance
• Market expansion and development

Background

Mr. Hill was Vice President of Corporate Development at Pillsbury/Burger King Corporation, where he also served as Regional Vice President and General Manager for a 500-unit Burger King operating division. In the consumer services sector, Mr. Hill led Nutri/System’s expansion initiative and directed a successful nationwide rollout. He has held merger and acquisition positions at Pepsi Cola Company and treasury positions at PepsiCo, Inc. and was a commercial lending officer at Citibank.

Professional Activities

• Speaker at restaurant industry conferences, including the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference
• Author of articles on acquisitions, valuation and transaction strategy

Education

B.A. in American Literature from Brown University
M.B.A in Finance, International Business and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

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