Yum! Senior Officers

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David C. Novak

Chairman, 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.

Sam Su

Vice Chairman of the Board, Yum! Brands, Inc.
Chairman & CEO, Yum! Restaurants China

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.

Scott O. Bergren

Chief Executive Officer
Pizza Hut U.S. and Yum! Innovation, Yum! Brands, Inc.

Scott Bergren was appointed CEO of Pizza Hut U.S. and Yum! Innovation for Yum! Brands, Inc. in early 2011 after serving as President and Chief Concept Officer for Pizza Hut, Inc. since December 2006. Prior to that, he was the Executive VP Marketing for KFC and Yum! Brands in Louisville, Ky. He joined Yum! Brands after a year and a half as Chief Concept Officer of Yum! Restaurants International (YRI) in Dallas. Earlier in his career, Scott built and operated Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Mexico and Central America working for Tricon's International Division.

Jonathan D. Blum

Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Jonathan Blum is Senior Vice President and Chief Public Affairs Officer for Yum! Brands, Inc. He reports to the Chairman/CEO, and serves on the Partner's Council that sets the corporation's overall strategy. He also serves on the company's Compliance Oversight Committee, and co-leads its Food Safety Committee and Quality Assurance Task Force. His global portfolio includes issues management, internal and external communications, diversity, nutrition, government affairs, community relations and philanthropy. Jonathan was Vice President of Public Affairs for Taco Bell Corp. before PepsiCo spun-off its restaurant companies in 1997.

Anne P. Byerlein

Chief People Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Anne Byerlein is Chief People Officer for Yum! Brands Inc., where she is responsible for global Human Resources, which include field and Restaurant Support Center recruiting, staffing, compensation, benefits, people development and training. Also falling under her umbrella are employee relations, diversity and inclusion, safety, security, facilities and aviation for all five Yum! divisions. Prior to assuming her current role in late 2002, Byerlein was Chief People Officer for KFC and Vice President of Human Resources for Yum!, roles she held concurrent with one another. Previously, she was Vice President of Corporate Human Resources for PepsiCo, a position she held prior to the creation of Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., (later changed to Yum! Brands, Inc.) in 1997.

Christian L. Campbell

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Franchise Policy Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Chris Campbell is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Franchise Policy Officer for Yum! Brands, Inc. In this role, Chris oversees all legal activities of the company and he is responsible for the oversight of the company's purchasing as a Director of the Company's purchasing cooperative with its franchisees, and for the administration and coordination of franchise and multibrand policies. Chris joined Yum! Brands, Inc. from Owens Corning, where he held the titles Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Chris holds a Bachelor and Masters degree in economics from Northwestern University (1972), and a law degree from Harvard Law School (1975). In addition, he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1992. Chris also serves on numerous professional boards.

Richard T. Carucci

Chief Financial Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Rick Carucci is Chief Financial Officer for Yum! Brands Inc., which generated nearly $11 billion in total revenues, including company sales and franchise fees in 2009. Rick came to Yum! Brands in October of 2004 from Yum! Restaurants International. He is responsible for the Company's overall accounting, control, internal auditing, investor relations, risk management, strategic planning, treasury, tax, and information technology functions. Carucci graduated magna cum laude in 1979 with his Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics-Economics from Brown University. He received his MBA from the University of California's Berkley Haas School of Business in 1984.

Niren Chaudhary

President
Yum! Restaurants India

Niren Chaudhary is the President of Yum! Restaurants India, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., and is the largest and fastest growing restaurant company in India. Niren was named President of Yum! Restaurants India in December 2011. Under Niren's supervision each of the brands has seen tremendous growth. KFC is the fastest growing quick service restaurant chain in India and has been voted as one of Top 5 "Most Trusted Food Service Brands 2010" and "Most Admired Food Service Retailer 2010". Pizza Hut has been voted "Most Trusted Food Service Brand in India" for the seventh year and is the only restaurant company to be placed in the Top 20 Service Brands list by The Economic Times. Niren was also instrumental in bringing Taco Bell to India. Niren has more than two decades of experience of which he has spent over a decade working with Yum! Brands in various positions. Prior to this, he was the General Manager of KFC Netherlands & Germany. Niren has also been the Operations Director Pizza Hut, KFC India. Prior to joining Yum! Brands, Niren worked with Tata Administrative Service from 1986 to 1994.

Greg Creed

Chief Executive Officer
Taco Bell

Greg Creed was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell in early 2011 after serving as President and Chief Concept Officer for Taco Bell Corp, the nation's leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain with more than $5 billion in annual system-wide sales. As head of Taco Bell, Greg brings a proven track record of more than 25 years experience in marketing and operations with leading packaged goods and restaurant brands. Prior to moving to Taco Bell, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Yum! and initiated and launched a one-system people approach across all global operations by working with COOs and their teams. Greg was Chief Marketing Officer at Taco Bell during its highest sales and transaction growth period in recent history, where he spearheaded the "Think Outside the Bun" marketing efforts and new product introductions that generated consistent same store sales and profit growth during the last five years.

John Cywinski

President
KFC U.S.

John Cywinski serves as President of KFC USA. In his current role, John is responsible for managing the strategy and vision for KFC USA. The KFC USA leadership team reports directly to John. John joined KFC USA in August 2010 as Chief Marketing and Food Innovation Officer and was promoted to General Manager for KFC USA in February 2011. He was promoted to his current leadership position in November 2011.

John is a seasoned leader with broad and extensive experience in the food service industry, both as a marketer and a franchise operator. He started his marketing career at one of the largest global advertising agencies, Leo Burnett Advertising, in 1984. In the late 1980s, John served as KFC's Southeast Division Marketing Manager, before beginning a seven-year career with Burger King Corporation in 1989, ultimately serving as Vice President, U.S. Marketing. Beginning in 1996, John was President, Buena Vista Pictures Marketing for The Walt Disney Company, and in 1999, he joined McDonald's Corporation as Vice President, U.S. Brand Strategy. From 2001 until 2006, John was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Applebee's International, Inc. Beginning in 2007 through August 2010, John was President and CEO of his own franchise company that operated seven Dunkin' Donuts and two Sonic restaurants in Chicago.

Roger Eaton

Yum! Chief Operations Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Roger Eaton serves as Yum! Chief Operations Officer, a position he has held since late 2011. Roger has also served as Chief Executive Officer of KFC U.S. after serving as President of KFC Corporation. Eaton is an international restaurant industry veteran and has been with Yum! Brands for 12 years. Prior to his roles at KFC U.S., Roger was Chief Operating and Development Officer for Yum! Brands. He has also served as Senior Vice President/Managing Director of Yum! Restaurants International South Pacific (SOPAC). Earlier in his career, Eaton was Regional Operations Director of KFC SOPAC, General Manager of KFC New Zealand and Finance Director of KFC SOPAC. Under his leadership, SOPAC had 27 consecutive quarters of profitable same store sales growth, as well as consistent above target new restaurant builds.

Larry Gathof

Vice President and Treasurer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Larry Gathof is Vice President and Treasurer for Yum! Brands, Inc. In this role, Larry leads the Treasury function including risk management and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Larry was Vice President of Corporate Planning and Mergers and Acquisitions. Larry has 12 years of finance experience with Yum! including roles in strategic planning, investor relations and shared services. Prior to joining Yum!, Larry held various finance roles with a Global consumers goods company with a primary focus in international planning and control.

Patrick Grismer

Chief Planning & Control Officer
Yum! Brands, Inc.

A nine-year veteran of the company, Patrick Grismer is Chief Planning & Control Officer of Yum! Brands, Inc., with responsibility for Corporate Strategy, Corporate Planning and Corporate Control. Patrick’s previous positions with Yum! Brands include Chief Financial Officer at Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations at Yum!, Chief Financial Officer at Pizza Hut (UK), Vice President of Planning at YRI, and Senior Director of Finance at Taco Bell. Prior to joining Yum!, Patrick spent ten years at The Walt Disney Company in a series of finance executive positions, most recently as Vice President of Strategic Planning and New Business Development for The Disneyland Resort. Previously, Patrick was a senior consultant at Price Waterhouse.

Patrick earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Patrick also achieved CPA certification in the State of California.

Timothy P. Jerzyk

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Yum! Brands, Inc.

Tim Jerzyk is Senior Vice President of Investor Relations for Yum! Brands, Inc. He has led the Investor Relations function since 2000. Tim was also Treasurer from January 2007 to March 2010. Prior to assuming his current role, Jerzyk was Vice President of Planning and founded the function when PepsiCo spun-off KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., in 1997. He has held numerous other roles in finance, including corporate planning, corporate control, field CFO and operations.

Micky Pant

Chief Executive Officer
Yum! Restaurants International

Micky Pant serves as CEO of Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., with nearly 14,500 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Micky was named Chief Executive Officer in December 2011. Prior to that, he served as President of Global Branding for Yum! Brands, as well as President and Chief Marketing Officer for YRI. Micky also served as Global Chief Concept Officer for Yum! Brands and President for Taco Bell International for nearly four years. Before joining the Company, Micky was part of Reebok International where he worked for ten years in various marketing capacities including Global Chief Marketing Officer. During this time, Reebok was the winner of two Golden Lion awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999 and 2003, considered by some to be the highest honor in advertising, and was also recognized as the Interactive Marketer of the Year by Adweek magazine in 2003. Pant has also worked at PepsiCo and Unilever in India and the United Kingdom.

David Russell

Vice President, Corporate Controller
Yum! Brands, Inc.

David Russell was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller in February 2011. David has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience. He has been with the Company for the past 11 years serving in various finance and accounting roles. Prior to his current role, David served as Vice President, Financial Planning and Controller-Designate. Previous positions at Yum! include Vice-President, Financial Planning, Vice-President and Assistant Controller and Senior Director, Finance.