Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs to Retire in 2026
April 2, 2025 | 1 min to read
KFC parent Yum Brands announced that CEO David Gibbs will retire next year after over five years in the position. The board has formed a succession planning committee to identify the next CEO, and Gibbs will continue to lead until his retirement in the first quarter of 2026. TD Cowen analyst Andrew Charles expressed confidence in Yum's internal talent pool to facilitate the transition.
KFC parent Yum Brands said that CEO David Gibbs would retire next year after more than five years in the role.
The board has established a succession planning committee to appoint the next CEO, Yum Brands said, adding Gibbs would continue to lead the company during the search process until his retirement in the first quarter of 2026.
Yum has a deep bench of talent … that we believe will lead the company to pick an internal hire,” TD Cowen analyst Andrew Charles said.
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