Tim Hortons Canada has named a new president for the second time since being acquired by Restaurant Brands International in late 2014.

Replacing David Clanachan as president is Sami Siddiqui, who was head of finance for Tim Hortons.

RBI said Clanachan has been elevated to chairman of RBI Canada.

Clanachan has been chief operating officer at Tim Hortons since August 2012 and was appointed president in December 2014.

Prior to joining Tim Hortons at the outset of 2015, Siddiqui had been a senior director of global finance for Burger King.

RBI is the parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons.