Our Leadership

Scott Mezvinsky serves as Chief Executive Officer of the KFC Division, reporting directly to the Yum! Brands CEO. In this role, Mezvinsky has global responsibility for driving the brand strategy and performance of KFC. Prior to this, Mezvinsky was the President of Taco Bell North America and International, responsible for driving sales and delivering transformative growth in the North America and International businesses. Mezvinsky has also held the brand's Global Chief Strategy & Financial Officer position, leading the finance, development and strategy functions. He helped ensure that Taco Bell’s well-known bold and exciting ideas are possible, and in turn, the global restaurant teams and customers continue to have an industry-leading experience.

Since joining the company in 2004, Mezvinsky has served various roles at KFC and Yum! Brands, including General Manager, KFC Iberia, where he achieved record same store sales growth, net new unit growth and operations metrics in 2018 and again in 2019. In addition, he held various leadership roles in the KFC Latin America & Caribbean market – Chief Development Officer and VP Development & Operations. Mezvinsky received his BBA in Accounting from Southern Methodist University and MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Favorite KFC menu item: Original Recipe Tenders

Favorite KFC memory: Personally delivering Roscon de Reyes cakes (traditional Spanish Christmas cakes) to teams at a dozen stores in Madrid on Christmas Eve in 2019.