Benzinga | Aug 26, 2021 03:02PM EDT

Yum! Brands Appoints Aaron Powell As Pizza Hut CEO

* Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE:YUM) has appointed Aaron Powell as global Pizza Hut Division Chief Executive Officer effective September 20.

* Aaron will assume global responsibility for driving Pizza Hut Division's growth strategies, franchise operations, and performance and report to Yum! CEO David Gibbs.

* Before joining Pizza Hut, Aaron was the President of Kimberly Clark Corp's (NYSE:KMB) Asia-Pacific Consumer Business.

* Powell holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree from Washington University.

* Price Action: YUM shares are trading lower by 2.35% at $131.26 on the last check Thursday.