Description:
Burger King's recent $12.5 billion acquisition of Tim Horton’s caught many people by surprise. But perhaps the greatest surprise of all was learning that Burger King's CEO, Daniel Schwartz, was just 33 years old! Yep, the man at the head of the negotiating table, in what is perhaps Burger King's most significant deal to date, was only born in 1981. It got us thinking, what other companies have strapping young CEOs at the helm? Can youth actually work to a CEO's advantage? Here's five CEOs under 40 whose youthful energy helped turn their companies around.
