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Mr. Lane, presently chief executive officer of Everest Advisors, is well known for his accomplishments as chief executive officer of PepsiCo Restaurants International for Asia and the Middle East (KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell), including directing KFC's introduction into China where it holds the lead market position. At PepsiCo, Mr. Lane guided the company from 250 stores generating losses to a 2,500 store network generating $2.5 billion in revenue and over $200 million in profits within six years. He began his tenure at PepsiCo in 1981 as Director of Business Planning, quickly rising through the ranks to become president of KFC International, Asia by 1989 and chief executive officer of the company's restaurants in Asia and the Middle East by 1994. Mr. Lane served as chairman, president and CEO of Holiday Inn Worldwide, a hotel group and division of Bass PLC consisting of 2,300 hotels generating $8 billion in revenue.
He began his career as a management consultant for Touche, Ross and Company before joining Masonite Corporation, where he served as general manager of its West Coast Fabricating Division. He also served as assistant to the chairman at the Consolidated Packaging Company. Mr. Lane received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Dayton and an MBA from the University of Chicago. | 