CEO - Pizza Hut
Aaron Powell is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pizza Hut Division at Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), a role he assumed on September 20, 2021, reporting directly to Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs. In this position, he oversees global growth strategies, franchise operations, and performance for the Pizza Hut brand.[[1]](https://investors.yum.com/news-events/financial-releases/news-details/2021/Yum-Brands-Appoints-Pizza-Hut-Division-Chief-Executive-Officer-to-Drive-Global-Brand-Strategies-and-Growth/default.aspx)[[2]](https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/19447-pizza-hut-picks-new-ceo)[[3]](https://blog.pizzahut.com/executive-bios/aaron-powell-chief-executive-officer/)
Powell brings over 25 years of experience in consumer packaged goods and business-to-business sectors. Prior to Yum! Brands, he spent more than 14 years at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, most recently as President of its Asia-Pacific Consumer Business, managing operations across more than 30 countries including Australia, China, India, and South Korea. Earlier roles at Kimberly-Clark included leading the global Professional business, consumer operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central/Eastern Europe. Before that, he worked four years at Bain & Company in its consumer practice and eight years at Procter & Gamble in sales leadership and brand management. Powell holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Washington University (class of 1993). He serves on the Board of Directors for Sherwin-Williams and, as a corporate insider, recently engaged in stock transactions, including selling 12,000 YUM shares on February 5, 2026, at $161.44 per share and converting RSUs on February 9, 2026.[[1]](https://investors.yum.com/news-events/financial-releases/news-details/2021/Yum-Brands-Appoints-Pizza-Hut-Division-Chief-Executive-Officer-to-Drive-Global-Brand-Strategies-and-Growth/default.aspx)[[3]](https://blog.pizzahut.com/executive-bios/aaron-powell-chief-executive-officer/)[[4]](https://phideltatheta.org/news-stories/famous-phis/aaron-powell/)[[5]](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:5405aa7563c87:0-pizza-hut-ceo-aaron-powell-sells-12-000-yum-brands-shares/)[[6]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/YUM/form-4-yum-brands-inc-insider-trading-activity-06f196b9f83d.html)
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