Company Names Global Consumer Packaged Goods
Veteran Aaron Powell as Pizza Hut Division CEO
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today announced that Aaron Powell,
50, former President of Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s Asia-Pacific
Consumer Business, will join the Company as global Pizza Hut
Division Chief Executive Officer, reporting to Yum! Chief Executive
Officer David Gibbs, effective September 20. In this role, Powell
will assume global responsibility for driving Pizza Hut Division’s
growth strategies, franchise operations and performance. Today’s
announcement concludes Yum! Brands’ search for Pizza Hut Division’s
top leadership post.
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Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today
announced that Aaron Powell, 50, former President of Kimberly-Clark
Corporation’s Asia-Pacific Consumer Business, will join the Company
as global Pizza Hut Division Chief Executive Officer, reporting to
Yum! Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs, effective September 20.
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“We couldn’t be happier to welcome Aaron to the Yum! Brands and
Pizza Hut family and believe this global brand division leadership
structure will enable the Pizza Hut U.S. and international teams to
further implement best practices worldwide and continue their
growth trajectory for franchisees and shareholders,” said Gibbs.
“Aaron brings more than 25 years of deep experience in the
business-to-business and consumer packaged goods sectors and is
known for driving break-through innovation and delivering strong
performance for iconic household name brands operating in complex
environments around the world.”
Gibbs continued, “We’re fortunate to have a global growth
strategist of Aaron’s caliber join the accomplished Pizza Hut
leadership team. We’re thankful for Kevin Hochman’s and Vipul
Chawla’s excellent leadership that has strengthened Pizza Hut and
look forward to Aaron, Kevin and Vipul partnering to lead the brand
forward and deliver continued momentum in the U.S. and
internationally.”
Kevin Hochman, President and Chief Concept Officer KFC U.S. and
Interim President Pizza Hut U.S., and Vipul Chawla, President Pizza
Hut International, will report to Powell. Under their leadership
and in partnership with its best-in-class franchisees, Pizza Hut
has delivered product innovation and sustained sales improvement
and strong unit economics. In addition, Pizza Hut has continued
investing in its off-premise channel in response to shifting
consumer demand across the world.
Powell joins Pizza Hut from Kimberly-Clark, a global
manufacturer and marketer of personal care, consumer tissue and
other household products, after more than 14 years in a variety of
global leadership roles across business-to-business and consumer
operations with extensive experience in corporate strategy,
M&A, sales, marketing, e-commerce and operations. Most
recently, as President of Kimberly-Clark’s Asia-Pacific consumer
business, Powell was responsible for the Company’s largest
international region with operations in more than 30 countries,
covering Australia, China, India and South Korea. Prior to that, he
led the Kimberly-Clark Professional business globally, including a
wide range of commercial products and services, led the Company’s
consumer business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and served
as Managing Director of its consumer business in Central and
Eastern Europe.
Powell previously spent four years with Bain & Company, one
of the world’s largest strategic management consulting firms,
serving in its consumer practice, and eight years in sales
leadership and brand management roles at Procter & Gamble. He
holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University
of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Washington University.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for
Sherwin-Williams.
“The chance to join an iconic, powerhouse global brand like
Pizza Hut, combined with the backing of a world-class and
culture-rich company like Yum! Brands, created an opportunity I
knew I had to be a part of and simply couldn’t pass up,” said
Powell. “I’m excited to work with Kevin and Vipul, and can’t wait
to begin working alongside and building relationships with such a
talented team of employees and franchisees around the world.”
About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM),
founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kan., Pizza Hut operates nearly 18,000
restaurants in more than 100 countries. With easy order options
including the Pizza Hut app, mobile site, and Amazon and Google
devices, Pizza Hut is committed to providing an easy pizza
experience – from order to delivery – and has Hut Rewards, the
Pizza Hut loyalty program that offers points for every dollar spent
on food any way you order.
Now more than ever, restaurants have an important role in
helping to safely feed families. As one of the largest pizza brands
in the world by store count, Pizza Hut is committed to doing its
part. To help keep team members and customers safe, customers can
get their favorite Pizza Hut pizza via three contactless offerings:
curbside pickup, delivery, or carryout. After becoming the first
national pizza brand to offer Contactless Curbside Pickup, Pizza
Hut launched The Hut Lane™, a dedicated digital order pick-up
window available at more than 1,500 locations across the
country.
Pizza Hut is also the proprietor of The Literacy Project, an
initiative designed to enable access, empower teachers and inspire
a lifelong love of reading. The program is rooted in the foundation
set by the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program, which is the longest-running
corporate supported literacy program, impacting more than 14
million students each year. Pizza Hut is the Official and Only
Pizza Sponsor of the NFL® and NCAA®.
For more information about Pizza Hut, visit www.pizzahut.com or
http://www.pizzahut.com/c/content/sitemap.
About Yum! Brands, Inc.
Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over
51,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories,
operating the Company’s brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell –
global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food
categories. The Company’s family of brands also includes The Habit
Burger Grill, a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in
made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. Yum! Brands
was included on the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. In 2020,
Yum! Brands was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North
America and was ranked among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by
3BL Media.
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