Pret appoints Lucas Muniz as chief financial officer
Pret A Manger has appointed Lucas Muniz as chief financial officer to succeed Gustavo Peixoto.
Due to join the coffee and sandwich chain from mid-January 2027, he will sit on Pret’s global leadership team and head up its global finance function.
Subscribe to TRBHe previously spent 12 years at Restaurant Brands International (RBI), where he held a variety of senior finance, development and general management roles in Singapore, Canada and Switzerland.
Most recently, Muniz served as chief financial officer of RBI International, where he oversaw financial operations across 120 markets, four brands and more than 16,000 restaurants, with system sales of over $19 billion. While at RBI, he was president of Tim Hortons International for two years.
He has also previously served on the UK boards of Popeyes and Burger King.
Pano Christou, chief executive of Pret A Manger, said: “Lucas has a brilliant track record from his time at Restaurant Brands International, and we’re delighted he’s chosen to join Pret.
“He combines deep financial expertise with superb commercial experience gained from supporting some of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands.
“His experience of driving growth in both emerging and established markets will be particularly valuable, with Pret now operating in over 20 international markets, and with over £1 in every £4 spent at Pret now overseas.”
Speaking of Peixoto, he added: “I also want to thank Gustavo for the contribution he has made to Pret. When Gustavo joined in 2022, Pret was still recovering from the pandemic. I knew his grit, resilience and intellect were what we needed.
“The work he has done has left us stronger than we were five years ago and set us up for success for years to come. We are grateful for his leadership and wish him all the best.”
