Paul Brown Email Address

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Inspire Brands

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Paul Brown is Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta-based Arby’s Restaurant Group, (ARG). ARG is a leading global Fast Crafted™ restaurant company operating and franchising more than 3,300 Arby’s restaurants worldwide. Prior to joining Arby’s, Brown served as President of Brands and Commercial Services for Hilton Worldwide. The global hospitality company is comprised of ten brands including Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton and Embassy Suites Hotels. Brown was the company’s global leader for brand management, product standards, marketing, sales, pricing, e-Commerce, loyalty programs, franchise relations and information technology. Brown also previously served with Expedia, Inc., the world’s leading online travel company, as President of Expedia.com and Expedia’s Partner Services Group. Prior to Expedia, Brown was a partner at McKinsey & Company. Based in London, he was a leader of the firm’s global travel and hospitality practice and served clients across the travel, hospitality and retail sectors. Brown has worked with InterContinental Hotels Group as Senior Vice President of Global Brand Services. He was also a Manager for The Boston Consulting Group. Brown is an alumnus of Georgia Tech where he received his Bachelors of Science degree in management. Later, Brown graduated from Northwestern University with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a master of engineering management from the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Brown is a member of the board of directors of H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB), and Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ: LIND), and is active in the Atlanta community, serving on the boards of the Georgia Tech Foundation, The Woodruff Arts Center, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Commerce Club and the Buckhead Coalition. He has also served as an executive-in-residence at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.