MIAMI: Burger King has hired Bryson Thornton, former manager of corporate communications and PR at FedEx, as its director of global communications.

Thornton, who worked at FedEx for more than a year and a half, started at Burger King at the end of June. He reports to Miguel Piedra, VP of global communications and culture at the fast-food restaurant chain.

“My goal is to bring the Burger King brand and its message to a global audience in a way that ...