Ian Saunders

Ian Saunders has held several leadership roles in the food industry. Ian began their career at Pizza Hut International as a Regional Director for Europe. Ian then joined Yum! Restaurants International as the VP of R&D and QA. After that, they worked at Bakkavor and Geest as a General Manager. Later, they joined Papa Johns as a Regional Vice President for EMEA. Most recently, they served as the President and Chief Operating Officer International at TGI Fridays.

Ian Saunders attended Cranfield School of Management from 1998 to 1999, where they obtained an MBA in Business Administration/Marketing. Prior to that, from 1976 to 1980, they attended the University of Surrey, where they earned a First Class (Hons) degree in Hotel, Catering & Tourism.