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From August 2005 until his appointment as Cosi’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hyatt served as Executive Vice President & Global Chief Operations Officer of Burger King Corporation. He has over 30 years of restaurant industry experience in both corporate and franchise restaurant operations, including several years as a successful franchisee at Burger King.
Between 1979 and 1995, prior to his becoming a franchisee, Hyatt had senior operating responsibilities at Burger King Corporation, including 500 company and franchised Burger King locations in the Gulf States. At Hardees, Hyatt had senior operating responsibilities for increasingly larger territories including the 1400-unit Southeast Division.
After 1995, he became a Burger King franchisee and quickly established himself as a successful multi-unit operator in the Atlanta market and was elected by the franchisees to lead various committees and initiatives for the benefit of the system-wide franchise association.
Recruited to join Burger King’s corporate operations in 2002 and until his appointment to Chief Operations Officer in 2005, his increasing responsibilities with Burger King included Senior Vice President, Operations Services and Programs; Senior Vice President, U.S. Franchise Operations; and Executive Vice President, U.S. Franchise Operations. | 