Yum! Brands
YUM BRANDS INC
NYSE: YUM. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c
- SEC CIK
- 0001041061
- Website
- www.yum.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Apr 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Aaron M. PowellSince Feb 20, 2026
- Chair
- Brian C. Cornell
- Independent
- 10 / 1111 directors published
- Published claims
- 514 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 130 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 13 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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CEO CHANGED
Aaron M. Powell executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut Division | Aaron M. Powell | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Christopher Turner | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller | David Russell | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | Erika Burkhardt | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Chief Financial Officer | Ranjith Roy | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Chief Executive Officer of KFC Division | Scott Mezvinsky | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Division and Chief Consumer Officer of YUM | Sean C. Tresvant | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| Chief Operating Officer and Chief People & Culture Officer | Tracy L. Skeans | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE11 |
Board of directors
Evidence11 directors published. 10 of 11 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Young-Scrivner | Independent | 2020 | Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Brian C. Cornell | IndependentChair | 2015 | CompensationManagement Planning and DevelopmentManagement Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance; Compensation, chairNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Chris Turner | Not independent | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Kathleen K. Oberg | Independent | 2026 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| M. Brett Biggs | Independent | 2023 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Independent | 2012 | CompensationManagement Planning and DevelopmentManagement Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance · Chair; CompensationNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| P. Justin Skala | Independent | 2016 | Nominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Paget L. Alves | Independent | 2016 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Susan Doniz | Independent | 2023 | Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Tanya L. Domier | Independent | 2018 | CompensationManagement Planning and DevelopmentManagement Planning and Development; Compensation | Source reportedE3 |
| Tyler Nelson | Independent | 2006 | CompensationManagement Planning and DevelopmentManagement Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance; CompensationNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Stephen B. Bratspies | Independence not published | Not published | CompensationManagement Planning and Development | Source reportedE12 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Paget L. Alves | Paget L. Alves, Annie Young-Scrivner, M. Brett Biggs, Susan Doniz | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Paget L. Alves | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | M. Brett Biggs | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Not published | Brian C. Cornell, Mirian M. Graddick-Weir, Stephen B. Bratspies, Tanya L. Domier, Tyler Nelson | Not described in the published record |
| Management Planning and Development | Not published | Brian C. Cornell, Mirian M. Graddick-Weir, Stephen B. Bratspies, Tanya L. Domier, Tyler Nelson | Not described in the published record |
| Management Planning and Development; Compensation | Not published | Tanya L. Domier | Not described in the published record |
| Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance · Chair; Compensation | Not published | Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Not described in the published record |
| Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance; Compensation | Brian C. Cornell | Brian C. Cornell, Tyler Nelson | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Mirian M. Graddick-Weir | Mirian M. Graddick-Weir, Brian C. Cornell, M. Brett Biggs, P. Justin Skala, Tyler Nelson | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: YUM | current | Oct 6, 1997 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Aaron M. PowellChief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut Divisioncompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:20
- Christopher TurnerChief Executive Officercompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:21
- David RussellSenior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controllercompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:22
- Erika BurkhardtChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretarycompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:23
- Ranjith RoyChief Financial Officercompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:24
- Scott MezvinskyChief Executive Officer of KFC Divisioncompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:25
- Sean C. TresvantChief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Division and Chief Consumer Officer of YUMcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:26
- Tracy L. SkeansChief Operating Officer and Chief People & Culture Officercompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:27
- Annie Young-ScrivnerIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:10
- Brian C. CornellExecutive Chaircompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:9
- Chris TurnerDirectorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:11
- Kathleen K. ObergIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:12
- M. Brett BiggsIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:13
- Mirian M. Graddick-WeirIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:14
- P. Justin SkalaIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:15
- Paget L. AlvesIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:16
- Susan DonizIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:17
- Tanya L. DomierIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:18
- Tyler NelsonIndependent Directorcompany:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:leadership_role:19
- Stephen B. BratspiesDirector (committee appointment)company:8b9bba07-8ae1-4dd1-8206-541263ef968c:committee_record:33
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 13 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2YUM BRANDS INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-20). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Apr 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 11 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Feb 20, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 23 Claims.
- E13Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Aaron M. Powell executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Christopher Turner executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- David Russell executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Erika Burkhardt executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Ranjith Roy executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Scott Mezvinsky executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Sean C. Tresvant executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Tracy L. Skeans executive of Yum! Brands, effective 2026-02-20.
- Kathleen K. Oberg seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2026-01-01.
- Chris Turner seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2025-01-01.
- M. Brett Biggs seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2023-01-01.
- Susan Doniz seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2023-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of Yum! Brands, effective 2023-01-01.
- M. Brett Biggs member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Annie Young-Scrivner seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2020-01-01.
- Annie Young-Scrivner member of Audit, effective 2020-01-01.
- Tanya L. Domier seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2018-01-01.
- Management Planning and Development; Compensation committee of Yum! Brands, effective 2018-01-01.
- Tanya L. Domier member of Management Planning and Development; Compensation, effective 2018-01-01.
- P. Justin Skala seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2016-01-01.
- Paget L. Alves seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2016-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of Yum! Brands, effective 2016-01-01.
- Paget L. Alves member of Audit · Chair, effective 2016-01-01.
- Brian C. Cornell seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2015-01-01.
- Brian C. Cornell chairs board Yum! Brands, effective 2015-01-01.
- Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance; Compensation committee of Yum! Brands, effective 2015-01-01.
- Brian C. Cornell chairs Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance; Compensation, effective 2015-01-01.
- Mirian M. Graddick-Weir seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2012-01-01.
- Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance · Chair; Compensation committee of Yum! Brands, effective 2012-01-01.
- Mirian M. Graddick-Weir member of Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance · Chair; Compensation, effective 2012-01-01.
- Tyler Nelson seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2006-01-01.
- Tyler Nelson member of Management Planning and Development; Nominating and Governance; Compensation, effective 2006-01-01.

