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Popeyes reported strong sales growth in 2018, but it needs to start expanding its footprint more quickly.
Restaurant Brands International (RBI) announced today that Alexandre Santoro, the president of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen since March 2017, would be stepping down from his position. Felipe Athayde, a longtime RBI executive who has previously worked with the company's two other brands, Burger King and Tim Hortons, will be filling Santoro's old role as brand president of Popeyes in the Americas. The executive change is effective immediately.
Santoro will be moving to a new role helping to lead Pop
