Yum! Brands Appoints Aaron Powell As Pizza Hut CEO

by Shivani Kumaresan, Benzinga Staff Writer

August 26, 2021 3:02 PM | 1 min read |

Yum! Brands Inc YUM has appointed Aaron Powell as global Pizza Hut Division Chief Executive Officer effective September 20.
Aaron will assume global responsibility for driving Pizza Hut Division's growth strategies, franchise operations, and performance and report to Yum! CEO David Gibbs.
Before joining Pizza Hut, Aaron was the President of Kimberly Clark Corp's KMB Asia-Pacific Consumer Business.
Powell holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree from Washington University.
Price Action: YUM shares are trading lower by 2.35% at $131.26 on the last check Thursday.

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