Yum! Brands taps Scott Mezvinsky as new KFC CEO
His promotion will be effective on 1 March.
Yum! Brands has announced the promotion of Scott Mezvinsky to KFC Division CEO, reporting to Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs, effective 1 March.
Mezvinsky, currently President of Taco Bell North America and International, will succeed Sabir Sami, who will step down as KFC CEO at the end of February 2025.
Mezvinsky will assume global responsibility for driving KFC's brand strategy and performance.
Mezvinsky also previously served as Taco Bell’s Global Chief Strategy & Financial Officer, leading the finance, development and strategy functions
Since joining Yum! Brands in 2004, Mezvinsky has held various roles at KFC and Yum! including the General Manager (GM) of KFC Iberia.
He also held roles in the KFC Latin America and Caribbean market, including Chief Development Officer and VP of development and operations.
Meanwhile, Sabir Sami has been CEO of the KFC Division since January 2022 and has held executive positions with Yum! Brands since 2009, including KFC Division COO and Managing Director of KFC Asia, Managing Director for the KFC Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, and Turkey markets, and GM of Yum! Canada and GM of the KFC Canada and Turkey businesses.
