Yum Brands shakes up C-suite with new consumer, digital, financial chiefs
Yum Brands Inc. is shaking up its C-suite prior to its new CEO taking the reins.
The global restaurant giant, whose brands include KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill, has promoted several leaders to new roles that aim to “strengthen its enterprise capabilities and drive long-term value creation.” In June, Yum Brands selected Chris Turner to serve as CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2025 ahead of the impending departure of David Gibbs.
Turner has served as Yum Brands' chief financial officer since 2019. His role was expanded to include chief franchise officer in 2024, with responsibilities for finance, corporate strategy, supply chain, franchise standards and support.
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The appointments include the promotion of Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant to the role of Yum Brands’ chief consumer officer. He will continue to lead Taco Bell while spearheading efforts across all brands to “enhance consumer insights, drive brand relevance, and foster innovation that resonates with consumers worldwide.”
Tresvant joined the company in January 2022 as the global brand officer at Taco Bell, and was promoted to the CEO role two years later. Before that, he served as the chief marketing officer of the Jordan Brand at Nike.
Jim Dausch, global chief digital and technology officer at Pizza Hut, has been promoted to Yum Brands’ chief digital and technology officer and president of Byte by Yum Brands, replacing Joe Park who is leaving the company to pursue an outside opportunity. Since joining Pizza Hut Global, Dausch has led the brand’s technology strategy and created strong franchisee relationships.
Previously, Dausch served as executive VP & chief consumer officer at Under Armour, where he focused on driving consumer demand and engagement across the brand’s digital channels. Prior to that, he spent more than 20 years at Marriott.
Finally, Ranjith Roy has been promoted to CFO of Yum Brands’ chief financial officer, taking over from Turner as he steps into the CEO role. Roy joined the company in 2024 as chief strategy officer and treasurer, overseeing strategy, mergers and acquisitions and treasury operations.
Before joining Yum Brands, Roy served as CFO of the e-commerce marketplace Goldbelly. He also spent more than 15 years with Goldman Sachs where he led investment banking relationships for restaurant, food and food tech businesses, building industry expertise.
In addition to these promotions, Turner plans to add a chief scale officer to his leadership team. Yum Brands says it is beginning a search for a candidate to fill this new role, which will focus on leveraging the company!’s scale to “accelerate franchisee returns, maximize unit economics and drive restaurant profitability across the entire enterprise.”
“This new structure and industry-leading talent strengthens our ability to deliver for our stakeholders and positions Yum! to grow in ways that only we can,” said Turner. “With their deep expertise and innovative thinking, alongside our already strong leadership team, I am confident we will continue to build on our momentum and shape the future of Yum! together.”
Headquartered in Louisville, Ky., Yum Brands and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of nearly 61,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill brands.
