Word: honcho
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NISH KANKIWALA Worldwide Whopper Man How does a guy who has never worked in a restaurant spend his first days as a fast-food honcho? Flipping burgers. Since being named president of Burger King International last month, Kankiwala, 45, has been working at Burger Kings around the globe. The Indian-born exec had been running European business for Pepsi, where he presided over eight straight quarters of market-share growth. He hopes to sate Burger King's hunger for growth by increasing its presence in new markets...
...then that Benson rediscovered her passion for music. After her mother’s full recovery, Benson went to Los Angeles to cut demos and play clubs, hoping for a recording contract. Finally, she clicked with China Danforth, head honcho of DKG Music, a budding California-based label that was willing to put its money on Benson’s ethereal, hip hop sound...
...real concern, then, was showing up at work with it. As luck would have it, my first pierced morning was the day of the weekly all-reporters’ meeting at the New York Observer, where I’m a summer intern. Peter Kaplan, head honcho of the paper, started the meeting by double-taking at me and asking, “Did you do that on our watch...
...side effect of his closed-border policy is the rumors that circulate about him. A quick rundown: Is he still dating Jennifer Meyer, daughter of Universal Studios head honcho Ron? Probably--but he doesn't talk about it. Does he really have a bad back that limits his ability to do stunts? Yes, but it's feeling fine these days, thanks. Did Columbia Pictures try to replace him in Spider-Man II with rival boy-man Jake Gyllenhaal? And did he have to beg his way back into the Spidey suit, with the help of the aforementioned well-connected girlfriend...
...however, Saban acted as if he were running the place even before he bought it. When he summoned the bosses of Kirch's TV networks for interviews, he would occasionally address one of his lieutenants in Hebrew, assuming no one else would understand. He was startled when one Kirch honcho shot back, "I know what you're saying." (This account, confirmed by three sources close to the talks, was denied by a spokeswoman for Saban...