---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001618755-21-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSTRF"
cik: "0001618755"
company_name: "Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership"
filed_at: "2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:33:02.542173+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBI Board: Carlos Sicupira resigns; Thecla Sweeney appointed independent director

## Summary
- Carlos Sicupira resigns from RBI Board effective Dec 31, 2021 after over a decade of service.
- Thecla Sweeney appointed to RBI Board effective Jan 1, 2022, filling the vacancy; Board determined she is independent under NYSE and TSX standards.
- Sweeney is Executive Chair and CEO of Motion LP and Operating Partner at Birch Hill Equity Partners.
- She brings experience in Canadian retail, logistics, and human resources; serves on boards of Motion LP, Mastermind LP, and FlexNetworks LP.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001618755-21-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSTRF
- cik: 0001618755
- company_name: Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership
- filed_at: 2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875521000067/0001618755-21-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875521000067/qsr-20211213.htm

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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618755-21-000067.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618755-21-000067.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carlos Sicupira resigned as Director at Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Restaurant Brands International Inc. (“RBI”), was notified by Carlos Sicupira on December 13, 2021 that he had decided to resign from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of RBI effective December 31, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875521000067/0001618755-21-000067-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thecla Sweeney was appointed as Director at Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 13, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of RBI, on recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “NCG Committee”), appointed Thecla Sweeney to the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Sicupira’s resignation, effective January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875521000067/0001618755-21-000067-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.