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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Yum! Brands (YUM)

Yum Brands names Ranjith Roy CFO effective October 1, 2025, as Chris Turner becomes CEO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Yum! Brands appointed Ranjith Roy, its Chief Strategy Officer and Treasurer, as Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2025, the same day Chris Turner steps into the CEO role. Roy's offer letter sets a $700,000 base salary and a cash bonus target of 100% of salary, with a 2026 long-term equity award expected at a grant date fair value of $1,500,000. The filing also discloses several other leadership changes that accompany the transition.

Key points

  • Ranjith Roy, 45, becomes CFO effective October 1, 2025; he has served as Chief Strategy Officer and Treasurer since May 2024.
  • Roy's base salary is $700,000, with a maximum cash bonus of three times target.
  • Roy's expected 2026 long-term equity award has a grant date fair value of $1,500,000.
  • Sean Tresvant was named Chief Consumer Officer and Taco Bell CEO, and Jim Dausch was named Chief Digital and Technology Officer; Joe Park is leaving the company.

The filing

CompanyYum! Brands (YUM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 9, 2025, 7:35 AM ET
Accession number0001041061-25-000077

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 09, 2025.

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