Adrian Basson

Chief Executive Officer, Hungry Lion

Adrian Basson is Chief Executive Officer of Hungry Lion, in the role since July 2018.

Hungry Lion is a privately held South African fried-chicken chain that Shoprite created in 1997 and sold to Basson in 2018. It has more than 500 stores in nine countries.

In the job

  1. Basson bought Shoprite's remaining interest in Hungry Lion and returned to the company as chief executive of the independent business. Source

  2. Hungry Lion was reported to have opened more than 500 stores across nine countries, against a 2024 promise of 100 new stores a year. Source

Career before

  1. 2001-2015General manager, Hungry Lion (Shoprite Group)
  2. 2015-2017Chief digital officer, Shoprite Group

Education

B.Acc, Stellenbosch University (2000)

Sources

  1. businesstech.co.za
  2. dailyinvestor.com
  3. dailyinvestor.com
  4. innovation-village.com
  5. en.wikipedia.org

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