Kevin Bazner

Kevin Bazner (born 1955) is an American businessman, working in the restaurant sector since 1970. Since 1985, he has worked at A&W Restaurants, first by assisting in its international operations, then acting as CEO from 1999 to 2025.

Biography Bazner was born in 1955. by 1990, he was living in Kuala Lumpur,

On August 2, 1990, after being in the United States with his family for a month, he was held hostage in Kuwait on the day Iraq invaded the country. He was aboard a plane bound for Malaysia, which was refueling. He appeared in footage taken by Iraqi television at the end of the month. He was released in December.

On March 4, 2025, Bazner changed his role at A&W by becoming a chairman, when Betsy Schmandt took over as CEO.

Education Bazner attended Oakland Community College and the University of Michigan. While held hostage in Iraq, his son David had a hernial condition.