Aaron Powell serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Pizza Hut Division, reporting directly to the Yum! Brands CEO. In this role, he is responsible for driving Pizza Hut’s global growth strategies, franchise operations and performance. Before joining Yum!, Powell spent more than 14 years at Kimberly-Clark serving in a variety of global leadership roles across the business-to-business and consumer operations with extensive experience in corporate strategy, M&A, sales, marketing, e-Commerce, and operations.
Powell served as President of Kimberly-Clark’s Asia-Pacific consumer business and was responsible for the Company’s largest international region with operations in more than 30 countries, covering Australia, China, India and South Korea. Prior to that, he led the Kimberly-Clark Professional business globally, including a wide range of commercial products and services; led the Company’s consumer business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and served as Managing Director of its consumer business in Central and Eastern Europe.
Powell previously spent four years with Bain & Company, one of the world’s largest strategic management consulting firms, serving in its consumer practice, and eight years in sales leadership and brand management roles at Proctor & Gamble.
He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Washington University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Sherwin-Williams.
What is Aaron Powell's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Aaron Powell is at least $4.02 million as of November 11th, 2025. Powell owns 26,650 shares of Yum! Brands stock worth more than $4,023,750 as of December 13th. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Powell may own. Additionally, Powell receives a salary of $2,870,000.00 as CEO at Yum! Brands. Learn More about Aaron Powell's net worth.
How old is Aaron Powell?
Powell is currently 52 years old. There are 6 older executives and no younger executives at Yum! Brands. The oldest executive at Yum! Brands is Mr. David W. Gibbs, CEO & Director, who is 61 years old. Learn More on Aaron Powell's age.
What is Aaron Powell's salary?
As the CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc., Powell earns $2,870,000.00 per year. There are 3 executives that earn more than Powell. The highest earning executive at Yum! Brands is Mr. David W. Gibbs, CEO & Director, who commands a salary of $6,270,000.00 per year. Learn More on Aaron Powell's salary.
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Has Aaron Powell been buying or selling shares of Yum! Brands?
Over the course of the past ninety days, Aaron Powell has sold $419,839.20 in Yum! Brands stock. Most recently, Aaron Powell sold 2,790 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.48, for a transaction totalling $419,839.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 26,650 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,010,292. Learn More on Aaron Powell's trading history.
Who are Yum! Brands' active insiders?
Yum! Brands' insider roster includes Paget Alves (Director), Erika Burkhardt (Insider), Scott Catlett (Insider), David Gibbs (CEO), Mirian Graddick (Director), Mark King (CEO), Anthony Lowings (CEO), Scott Mezvinsky (CEO), Aaron Powell (CEO), David Russell (VP), Sabir Sami (CEO, KFC Division), and Tracy Skeans (COO). Learn More on Yum! Brands' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Yum! Brands?
During the last twelve months, insiders at the restaurant operator sold shares 23 times. They sold a total of 133,579 shares worth more than $20,268,053.42. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 1st when CEO Scott Mezvinsky sold 276 shares worth more than $42,274.92. Insiders at Yum! Brands own 0.3% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Yum! Brands. Information on this page was last updated on 12/1/2025.
