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Director since 1997 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Yum! Brands, Inc.
David C. Novak became Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2001, and Chief Executive Officer of Yum! on January 1, 2000. He also serves as President of Yum!, a position he has held since October 21, 1997. He previously served as Group President and Chief Executive Officer, KFC and Pizza Hut from August 1996 to July 1997, at which time he became acting Vice Chairman of Yum!. He also held senior management positions at Pepsi-Cola Company, including Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
Novak shapes the company's overall strategic direction, including four key growth strategies: 1) build leading brands across China in every significant category; 2) drive aggressive international expansion and build strong brands everywhere; 3) dramatically improve U.S. brand positions, consistency and returns; and 4) drive industry-leading, long-term shareholder and franchisee value. Additionally, he devotes much of his time each year to personally train leadership skills to the company's management and franchisees, emphasizing teamwork and a belief in people that rewards and recognizes customer-focused behavior.
Novak is a director of JPMorgan & Chase Co., the Yum! Brands Foundation and The Friends of the World Food Program. Additionally, he is a member of The Business Council and The American Society for Corporate Executives, while also devoting considerable personal support to the United Nations World Food Programme and Dare to Care Food Bank hunger relief. He is also the recipient of the national 2008 Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship.
Director since 2008 | Vice Chairman of the Board, Yum! Brands, Inc. and Chairman & CEO, Yum! Brands China Division
Sam Su became Chairman & CEO of Yum! Brands China Division in May 2010, maintaining his position as Vice Chairman of the Board at Yum! Brands. Su had previously served as President of the China Division since 1997. The China Division operates in over 650 cities in mainland China, with over 2,900 KFC quick service restaurants, more than 460 Pizza Hut casual dining restaurants, and over 100 Pizza Hut Home Service units. It also has created and is testing East Dawning™, a quick service restaurant concept serving Chinese food.
Director since 2005 | Non-Executive Chairman, Motorola, Inc.
David W. Dorman has been the Non-Executive Chairman of Motorola, Inc., a communications product company, since May 2008. From October 2006 to May 2008, he was Senior Advisor and Managing Director to Warburg Pincus LLC, a global private equity firm. From November 2005 until January 2006, he was President of AT&T, Inc., a company that provides Internet and transaction-based voice and data services (formerly known as SBC Communications). He was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the company previously known as AT&T Corp. from November 2002 until November 2005. Prior to this, he was President of AT&T Corp. from 2000 to 2002 and the Chief Executive Officer of Concert, a former global venture created by AT&T Corp. and British Telecommunications plc, from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Dorman was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PointCast Incorporated from 1997 to 1999. He began his career in the telecommunications industry in 1981 with Sprint Corp. Mr. Dorman serves on the boards of CVS Caremark Corporation and Georgia Tech Foundation. He served as a director of AT&T Corp. from 2002 to 2006.
Director since 1997 | Chairman of Ferragamo USA, Inc.
Massimo Ferragamo is Chairman of Ferragamo USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Salvatore Ferragamo Italia, which controls sales and distribution of Ferragamo products in North America. Mr. Ferragamo has held this position since 1985. Mr. Ferragamo has served as a director of Birks & Mayors, Inc. from 2005 until 2007.
Director since 2003 | Chairman, Mayfair Capital | Chairman, The Glenview Trust Company
J. David Grissom is Chairman of Mayfair Capital, Inc., a private investment firm formed by Mr. Grissom in 1989. In addition, Mr. Grissom has been Chairman of The Glenview Trust Company, a private trust and investment management company, since 2001. From 1973 to 1989, he held various senior positions, including chairman and CEO of Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust and vice chairman of its successor, PNC Financial Corp. He is also a director of Churchill Downs Incorporated and several other privately held companies. He served as a director of Providian Financial Corporation from 1997 to 2005.
Director since 2003 | President, B. Hill Enterprises LLC
Bonnie G. Hill is President of B. Hill Enterprises LLC, a consulting company. She has held this position since July 2001. She is also co-founder of Icon Blue, Inc., a brand marketing company. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Times Mirror Foundation, a charitable foundation affiliated with the Tribune Company from 1997 to 2001 and Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, of the Los Angeles Times from 1998 to 2001. From 1992 to 1996, she served as Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Ms. Hill currently serves as a director of AK Steel Holding Corporation, The Home Depot, Inc., and California Water Service Group. She serves as the Lead Director of the Board of Directors of The Home Depot, Inc. She also serves on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Investor Advisory Group and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation Board. She served on the boards of Hershey Foods Corporation from 2001 to 2007 and Albertson’s, Inc. from 2002 to 2006.
Director since 1997 | Consultant
Robert Holland, Jr. has been a Managing Director and Advisory Board Member of Essex Lake Group, P.C., a strategy and management consulting firm specializing in enhanced granular modeling and analytics, since 2009. From 2001 to 2009, he maintained a consulting practice for strategic development assistance to senior management of Fortune 500 companies. From 2005 to 2007, he was a member of Cordova, Smart and Williams, LLC an investment fund manager, and a limited partner of Williams Capital Partners Advisors, LP, a private equity investment firm. He was Chief Executive Officer of WorkPlace Integrators, Michigan’s largest Steelcase office furniture dealer, from 1997 until 2001. From 1995 to 1996, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. He was an associate and a partner at McKinsey & Co. from 1968 to 1981. Mr. Holland is also a director of Carver Federal Bank, Lexmark International, Inc. and Neptune Orient Lines Limited.
Director since 1997 | Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invemed Associates, LLC
Kenneth G. Langone is the founder, and since 1974, has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, of Invemed Associates, LLC, a New York Stock Exchange firm engaged in investment banking and brokerage. He is also a director of Unifi, Inc. He is a founder of The Home Depot, Inc. and served on its board from 1978 to 2008. Mr. Langone also served as a director of Choicepoint, Inc. from 2002 to 2008 and of General Electric Co. from 1999 to 2005.
Director since 2005 | Advisor to the Chairman of American Express Company
Jonathan S. Linen has been an advisor to the Chairman of American Express Company, a diversified worldwide travel and financial services company, since January 2006. From August 1993 of until December 2005, he served as Vice Chairman of American Express Company. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Linen served as President and Chief Operating Officer of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Linen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers. Mr. Linen is a director of Modern Bank, N.A. and The Intercontinental Hotels Group. He was also a director of Bausch & Lomb from 1996 to 2005.
Director since 2006 | Chairman, President & CEO of National Gypsum Company
Thomas C. Nelson has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of National Gypsum Company, a building products manufacturer, since 1999 and was elected Chairman of the Board in January 2005. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Nelson served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of National Gypsum Company. He is also a General Partner of Wakefield Group, a North Carolina based venture capital firm. Mr. Nelson previously worked for Morgan Stanley & Co. and in the United States Defense Department as Assistant to the Secretary and was a White House Fellow. He also serves as a director of Belk, Inc. and Carolinas Healthcare Systems.
Director since 2002 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, CVS Caremark Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Thomas M. Ryan is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of CVS Caremark Corporation (‘‘CVS’’), a pharmacy healthcare provider. He became Chairman of CVS in April 1999 and Chief Executive Officer and President in May 1998. From 1994 to present, Mr. Ryan served as Chief Executive Officer and President of CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Mr. Ryan is a director of Bank of America Corporation. Mr. Ryan was director of Reebok International from 1998 to 2005.
Director since 1997 | Chairman Emeritus, Harman Management Corporation
Jackie Trujillo has been Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Harman Management Corporation ("Harman"), one of KFC's largest franchisees, since July 2004. From 1995 to 2004, she was Chairman of the Board of Harman. She was elected a director of Yum! Brands effective October 7, 1997.
Director since 2008 | Founder and Retired Chairman/CEO of Cardinal Health, Inc.
Robert D. Walter is the founder of Cardinal Health, Inc., a company that provides products and services supporting the health care industry. Mr. Walter retired from Cardinal Health in June 2008. Prior to his retirement from Cardinal Health, he served as Executive Director from November 2007 to June 2008. From April 2006 to November 2007, he served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Cardinal Health. From 1979 to April 2006, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health. Mr. Walter also serves as a director of American Express Company, Nordstrom, Inc. and Battelle Memorial Institute and is a member of The Business Council. From 2006 to 2007, he was a director of CBS Corporation.