---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001618756-24-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QSR"
cik: "0001618756"
company_name: "Restaurant Brands International Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T19:37:32.981020+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBI appoints Sami Siddiqui as CFO, Thiago Santelmo President International, Jeff Klein Popeyes North America President

## Summary
- Sami Siddiqui succeeds Matt Dunnigan as CFO; salary increased to $685k from $625k, bonus target unchanged at 130%.
- Thiago Santelmo named President International, succeeding David Shear, who stays as advisor through March 1, 2025.
- Jeff Klein promoted to President Popeyes US & Canada, replacing Siddiqui; new EMEA President and Popeyes CMO to be named later.
- Long-term aspirational targets reaffirmed: 40,000 restaurants, $60B system sales, $3.2B adjusted operating income by 2028.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001618756-24-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QSR
- cik: 0001618756
- company_name: Restaurant Brands International Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618756/000161875624000024/0001618756-24-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618756/000161875624000024/qsr-20240312.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618756-24-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618756-24-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618756-24-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thiago Santelmo was appointed as President - International at Restaurant Brands International Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President - International
  source text: has appointed Thiago Santelmo to succeed David Shear as President - International, of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618756/000161875624000024/0001618756-24-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matthew Dunnigan departed as Chief Financial Officer at Restaurant Brands International Inc..
  - Action: separated
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The final terms of Mr. Dunnigan’s separation from the Company and termination of his employment are in the process of being finalized as of the date of this current report on Form 8-K.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618756/000161875624000024/0001618756-24-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sami Siddiqui was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Restaurant Brands International Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board has appointed Sami Siddiqui to succeed Matthew Dunnigan as Chief Financial Officer of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618756/000161875624000024/0001618756-24-000024-index.htm

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