Yum! Brands, Inc. announced the appointment of Micky Pant, 54, as president, Global Branding, a newly created position reporting directly to David C. Novak, Yum! Brands chairman and CEO. Pant will also retain his position as chief marketing officer for Yum! Brands’ Dallas-based international division, Yum! Restaurants International (YRI), reporting to Graham Allan, president, YRI.
In his new role, Pant will be responsible for leading and establishing a singular global brand positioning and identity for KFC, Pizza Hut and ultimately for all of the Company’s brands around the world. Pant will continue to serve on the Yum! Partner’s Council leadership team and retain his current accountabilities for YRI including having all of the Chief Marketing Officers in the U.S. and around the world report to him on a dotted line basis.