Yum! Brands Competitors

Wyman T. Roberts currently serves as CEO and President of Brinker International, Inc., who owns or franchises nearly 1,600 restaurants around the globe on behalf of the company’s Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy® brands. Wyman joined Brinker in August 2005 as Senior Vice President and Maggiano’s Little Italy® President. In March 2009, he added Brinker Chief Marketing Officer (for Chili’s Grill & Bar, Maggiano’s Little Italy and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina) to his responsibilities. In November 2009, he was promoted to President of the Chili’s brand. Wyman assumed the responsibilities of CEO and President of Brinker International in January 2013. During his tenure, Wyman has been a positive force in leading Chili’s and Brinker’s turnaround and driving shareholder value. Most recently, he’s overseen a dramatic re-energizing of almost every aspect of Chili’s, one of America’s iconic restaurant brands. As brand President of Maggiano’s, Wyman established structured guiding principles and a brand identity, creating a strong foundation for the positive momentum Maggiano’s is enjoying currently as the brand returns to growth. Wyman earned a Bachelor of Science in finance and a Master’s of Business Administration from Brigham Young University. He plays a key role in Brinker’s community outreach, including leading companywide support of national charities such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® and the Make-A-Wish Foundation®.

As Chairman and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Brian Niccol is responsible for driving the overall brand strategy and performance of over 2,700 restaurants in North America and Europe. He is passionate about Chipotle's purpose of Cultivating a Better World and bringing a truly unique dining experience to consumers. Niccol takes pride in leading a purpose-driven brand offering extraordinary ingredients that are not only fresh, but that are raised responsibly, with respect for the animals, land, and people who produce them.

Gene Lee was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc. in February 2015 after serving as Interim CEO since October 2014. Gene brings more than 30 years of restaurant operating experience to the role, which ranges from early stage high-growth concepts to large high-volume chains.

Christopher John Kempczinski (born 1967/1968) is an American business executive, and the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of McDonald's Corporation.

Ned Lyerly was named Chief Executive Officer in April 2019, heading two brands, Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., with a global footprint of over 3,900 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 44 states and 42 foreign countries and U.S. territories. Lyerly leads CKE’s overarching business, people and development strategies to drive growth and profitability, bringing more than 35 years of restaurant operating experience to the role. Previously, Lyerly was the company’s President, International, responsible for the growth of the CKE international footprint to 900+ restaurants. Prior to that role, he was Executive Vice President of Global Franchise Development where he oversaw franchise development for the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. brands in the United States and around the world. Over his 35 year career with CKE, Lyerly has held positions in many functional disciplines including: Senior Vice President International, Vice President International, Director - International Finance and Marketing, Director - Domestic Finance (Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc.) Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis (Imasco USA, Inc. / Hardee’s Food Systems, Inc.). Lyerly is a Certified Franchise Executive and currently serves as a member of the International Franchise Association’s International Leadership Council. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Tony serves as Chief Executive Officer of KFC Global. In this role, he leads a $26B business that includes over 23,000 restaurants in over 140 countries. Reporting to Tony are the regional general managers (GMs) of the KFC Division and the president of KFC US. A long-time veteran of Yum!, Tony joined the company in 1994 as Planning Director for the Finance Division in Australia before transitioning into operations-first as State Manager for KFC (NSW region), and then as General Manager Operations for Pizza Hut (South Pacific), before returning to KFC as GM Operations (South Pacific). He also worked internationally for a number of years with Yum!, including his role as General Manager of the South American, Central American and Caribbean business unit, where Tony had responsibility for the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell units across this region. In 2010, Tony was appointed as Chief Operations Officer for the Yum! Restaurants International division, based in Dallas. He then moved back to Australia and, for five years, ran the Australia and New Zealand KFC business as Managing Director until mid-2016. During this time, KFC Australia won a number of prestigious awards including the Large Retailer of the Year and NRA Supreme Award (National Retail Association). In 2014, Tony was honored with the highly esteemed CEO of the Year Award by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). In early 2018, Tony was named KFC Global President and Chief Operating Officer, before quickly ascending to Chief Executive Officer in January 2019.

Mark King is a Chief Executive Officer at Taco Bell Corp and CEO:Taco Bell at Yum! Brands, Inc. and is based in Irvine, California. He has worked as President at adidas North America Inc, Vice President at CALLAWAY GOLF CO, and Executive Emeritus at Adidas. Mark studied at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.