
Yuri Lebedeff
R&D Director
The move
MoveRestaurant Brands International → Americana Foods
TitleR&D and Localization Director for Asia & Pacific (Burger King and Popeyes) → R&D Director
LocationSingapore → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Singapore → United Arab Emirates
Native languagePortuguese
Years in UAE9.6
Total experience22.7 years
Americana Foods headcount10,001+ employees
Americana Foods industryFood and Beverage Services
Americana Foods HQDubai
Americana Foods founded1964
Americana Foods typePrivately Held
Career arc
- R&D DirectorJul 2023 — Present
Americana Foods· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - R&D and Localization Director for Asia & Pacific (Burger King and Popeyes)Oct 2019 — Jul 2023
Restaurant Brands International· Singapore - R&D HeadJan 2013 — Oct 2019
BRF· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - R&D CoordinatorJun 2011 — Jan 2013
BRF· Moscow, Russian Federation - R&D SeniorJan 2009 — Jun 2011
BRF· Chapecó Area, Brazil - R&D AnalystJan 2008 — Jan 2009
BRF· Kaliningrad Region, Russian Federation - Production SupervisorApr 2006 — Jan 2008
BRF· Chapecó Area, Brazil - Production SpecialistJul 2004 — Apr 2006
BRF· Chapecó e Região, Brasil - InternshipJun 2003 — May 2004
Pampeano Alimentos S/A· Bagé Area, Brazil
Education
- BRF/DidatusMBA in Quality Management For Poultry and Pork Slaughtering2017 — 2019
- Probana Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2016 — 2017
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessional Education · Leadership and Innovation2019 — 2019
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURGBachelor of Chemical Engineering · Chemical Engineering1998 — 2004
Languages
- English · Full professional
- Portuguese · Native or bilingual
- Spanish · Limited working
- Russian · Limited working