Greg Brenneman

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Greg Brenneman
Born (1961-11-26) November 26, 1961 (age 63)
Alma mater Washburn University
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseRonda Brenneman
Children3

Gregory D. Brenneman (born November 26, 1961) is an American businessman. He serves as the chairman of CCMP Capital, an American private equity firm.

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Early life and education

Brenneman was born on November 26, 1961. [1] He was raised a Mennonite in Hesston, Kansas, [2] and graduated from Hesston High School in 1980. [3]

Brenneman attended Washburn University, where he was inducted into the school's Sagamore Honor Society in 1982. [1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Administration of Business in Accounting and Finance, summa cum laude, in 1984. [3] At Washburn, he met his future wife, Ronda Brenneman, who also graduated in 1984. [4] [5] In 1999, he was awarded an honorary doctor of commerce from Washburn. [4]

After Washburn, Brenneman received an M.B.A with distinction from Harvard Business School in 1988. [3] [4] [6]

Career

Brenneman started his career at Bain and Company, where he became one of the youngest partners in the firm's history. [7] He left Bain to join Continental Airlines as president and chief operating officer. [3] [8]

Brenneman was appointed president and chief executive officer of PwC Consulting in June 2002. His initial plan was to lead the separation of PwCs consulting business from its accounting & audit operations to avoid potential conflicts of interest where it serves as both the financial auditor and the consultant for a single company. However, IPO plans were quickly scrapped after an offer from IBM for $3.5B was received. The IBM PwC Consulting deal closed in October 2002. [9] Brenneman remained with the company during a brief transitional period before returning to a private equity firm he founded in 1994, TurnWorks. [9]

From August 2004 through April 2006, Brenneman was the chief executive officer of the Burger King corporation, directing the company's turnaround efforts. He replaced Brad Blum in that role on August 31, 2004. He subsequently served as the president and CEO of CCMP-owned Quiznos Sub, a fast-food sandwich chain. [10] [11] Reuters said he was hired by Quiznos in Jan. 2007 as a "turnaround expert" due to his work with Burger King and Continental Airlines. [12]

Brenneman is the chairman of CCMP Capital, an American private equity firm. He serves on the board of directors of The Home Depot, Inc., Baylor College of Medicine and Automatic Data Processing. [13] [14]

In August 2021, he purchased Porta'Vino restaurants in Houston. [15]

Philanthropy

In 2025, Washburn University announced that it had received a $50 million investments from Ronda and Greg Brenneman. [4] [5] The couple's gift will rename the business school, the Gregory D. and Ronda K. Brenneman School of Business, and the nursing school, the Harmony J. Hines School of Nursing, in honor of Ronda’s sister, a 1987 Washburn Nursing graduate who died from cancer in 2018. [4] [5] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 Who's who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Randall Publishing Company. 1984. p. 65.
  2. ↑ Martin, Justin, and Amy Kover (June 24, 1996). Tomorrow's CEOs: Meet Six Hot Young Managers who have what it takes to lead in the 21st Century. Fortune Magazine.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Greg Brenneman. Kansas Business Hall of Fame.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hutchinson, Lori (February 6, 2025). Alumni Greg and Ronda Brenneman Make Historic $50 million gift. Washburn University.
  5. 1 2 3 Di Mento, Maria (February 10, 2025). https://www.philanthropy.com/article/washburn-university-lands-50-million-from-alumni-couple Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple Turnaround expert Gregory Brenneman and his wife, Ronda, met at the university as students in the 1980s. Chronicle of Philanthropy.
  6. ↑ "Company Overview of TurnWorks Inc.: Gregory Dean Brenneman". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Raynor, Jordan (October 20, 2020). Podcast with Greg Brenneman (Exec. Chairman of CCMP Capital). Mere Christians.
  8. ↑ Right Away and All at Once: How We Saved Continental. In: Harvard Business Review on Crisis Management
  9. 1 2 DiCarlo, Lisa. "Greg Brenneman's New Kingdom". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  10. ↑ "Burger taps Greg Brenneman as CEO". NBCNews.com. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 2004-07-13.
  11. ↑ "Greg Brenneman Named Quiznos President and CEO". 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  12. ↑ "UPDATE 3-Quiznos hires turnaround expert as CEO". Reuters .
  13. ↑ "CCMP Capital Appoints Greg Brenneman as Chairman" (Press release). Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Brenneman named chair of BCM Board of Trustees | BCM". June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Porta'Vino restaurant concept set to go big in Houston".
  16. ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal (February 19, 2018). Harmony Hines always quick to help vulnerable.
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