Joe Park was promoted to the role of Chief Digital & Technology Officer starting from March 1. He will be reporting to Chris Turner, Yum! Brands Chief Financial Officer. Park, who most recently served as Chief Digital & Technology Officer for Pizza Hut Global, succeeds Clay Johnson, who will continue with Yum! Brands as a Senior Advisor.
Yum! Brands’ worldwide system sales grew by 13% (excluding Russia impact and foreign currency translation), with 8% same-store sales growth and 5% unit growth. The group’s first-quarter core operating profit grew by 11%.