Yum! Brands' CEO is Chris Turner, appointed in Oct 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $9.13M, comprised of 11.2% salary and 88.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.023% of the company’s shares, worth €8.51M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 8.4 years respectively.
Key information
Chris Turner
Chief executive officer
US$9.1m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
11.17%
CEO tenure
less than a year
CEO ownership
0.02%
Management average tenure
1.5yrs
Board average tenure
8.4yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Chris Turner's remuneration changed compared to Yum! Brands's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2025
US$9m
US$1m
US$2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2024
US$5m
US$921k
US$1b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2023
US$6m
US$896k
US$2b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2022
US$5m
US$871k
US$1b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2021
US$8m
US$850k
US$2b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2020
US$4m
US$848k
US$904m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$1b
Dec 31 2019
US$3m
US$284k
US$1b
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD9.13M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD3.91M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Chris Turner (51 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$9,130,462
Compensation
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Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher Turner
CEO & Director
less than a year
US$9.13m
0.023% € 8.5m
Ranjith Roy
Chief Financial Officer
less than a year
US$3.20m
0.00029% € 105.8k
Tracy Skeans
COO and Chief People & Culture Officer
10.4yrs
US$12.42m
0.0013% € 463.5k
Sean Tresvant
Chief Consumer Officer & CEO of Taco Bell
less than a year
US$12.80m
0.0011% € 419.7k
Aaron Powell
Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut Division
4.8yrs
US$5.90m
0.0065% € 2.4m
James Dausch
Chief Digital & Technology Officer and President of Byte by Yum
less than a year
no data
no data
Matthew Morris
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Erika Burkhardt
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
1.6yrs
no data
0.00024% € 87.6k
Andrea Whitney
Chief Communications & Community Impact Officer
no data
no data
no data
Ken Muench
Chief Marketing Officer
4.4yrs
no data
no data
James Fripp
Chief Culture
5.8yrs
no data
no data
Catherine Tan-Gillespie
President of KFC U.S.
1.4yrs
no data
no data
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1YUM's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher Turner
CEO & Director
less than a year
US$9.13m
0.023% € 8.5m
Thomas Nelson
Independent Director
20.4yrs
US$280.00k
0.0084% € 3.1m
Paget Alves
Independent Director
9.6yrs
US$310.00k
no data
Mirian Graddick-Weir
Independent Director
14.4yrs
US$300.00k
0.00045% € 164.2k
Brian Cornell
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
10.8yrs
US$450.00k
0.00016% € 58.4k
P. Skala
Independent Director
10.4yrs
US$290.00k
0.0079% € 2.9m
Tanya Domier
Independent Director
8.4yrs
US$280.00k
0.0028% € 1.0m
Annie Young-Scrivner
Independent Director
6.4yrs
US$280.00k
0.0036% € 1.3m
Susan Doniz
Independent Director
2.8yrs
US$280.00k
no data
M. Biggs
Independent Director
2.8yrs
US$283.27k
no data
Kathleen Oberg
Independent Director
less than a year
no data
0.00033% € 120.4k
8.4yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1YUM's board of directors are considered experienced (8.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/12 20:07
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/12 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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