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title: "German Doner Kebab Makes Two New Additions To Its Leadership Team"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cf6039ab-8f3b-46d2-9831-e2babf821415
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211005_german_doner_kebab_makes_two_new_additions_to_its_leadership_team.html
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2021-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:24.431Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551836022-deb4988cc6c0?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# German Doner Kebab Makes Two New Additions To Its Leadership Team

**TL;DR:** German Doner Kebab has appointed Mike Brouwers as Senior Director of Marketing and Georgina Cavendish as CFO to support its rapid growth. The new additions bring experience from well-known companies such as Subway, Diageo, and Hilton Hotels.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-10-05. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211005_german_doner_kebab_makes_two_new_additions_to_its_leadership_team.html).*

## Story

Mike Brouwers and Georgina Cavendish join German Doner Kebab as the brand gets set to embark on a period of rapid growth.

Mike, the new Senior Director of Marketing for GDK UK and Europe division, is an award-winning marketing director with over 25 years of global, regional, and local commercial experience. He has worked with well-known multinational companies in FMCG and Food Service Sector including Subway, where he worked as the Regional Marketing Director for Europe and for Diageo as a Global Brand Director.

Georgina joins as CFO for GDK International Limited from another of one Hero Brand’s portfolio, Island Poké, where she worked as the Finance Director. Her career highlights also include Hilton Hotels and Benito’s Hat.

Freshly prepared in front of customers, the game-changing kebabs are made using premium, lean, succulent meats and fresh local vegetables, served in handmade toasted breads with unique signature sauces.

Imran Sayeed, CEO of GDK International said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Mike and Georgina to the GDK family.

“Mike is a strategic thinker and has the knowledge and wisdom to drive our business forward. Likewise, Georgina has a wealth of fast-casual dining and start-up experience.

“They both will be instrumental in driving marketing initiatives across our network and will further reinforce GDK as a brand of the future.”

Mike Brouwers said: “I am looking forward to coming onboard at GDK.

“We have a wonderful team here, and I am excited to continue forging on with our innovative marketing initiatives to really build a brand that responds to our consumer’s needs.”

Georgina Cavendish said: “I am excited to be joining GDK at such a key phase in its growth strategy.

“I’ve gained a wealth of experience from working with Hero Brands’ and I am looking forward to delving deeper into the GDK business and all it has to offer.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Subway (company)
- leadership team (topic)
- German Doner Kebab (company)
- cfo appointment (topic)
- rapid growth (topic)
- Hilton Hotels (company)
- marketing director (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211005_german_doner_kebab_makes_two_new_additions_to_its_leadership_team.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cf6039ab-8f3b-46d2-9831-e2babf821415).