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 $2.34 million as of February 5th, 2026. Powell owns 14,650 shares of Yum! Brands stock worth more than $2,340,836 as of May 1st. This net worth estimate does not reflect any other investments that Powell may own. Learn More about Aaron Powell's net worth.
How do I contact Aaron Powell?
Has Aaron Powell been buying or selling shares of Yum! Brands?
Aaron Powell has not been actively trading shares of Yum! Brands during the last quarter. Most recently, Aaron Powell sold 12,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.44, for a transaction totalling $1,937,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 14,650 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,365,096. 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 20 times. They sold a total of 88,631 shares worth more than $13,328,583.67. The most recent insider tranaction occured on February, 26th when CEO Scott Mezvinsky sold 284 shares worth more than $47,149.68. Insiders at Yum! Brands own 0.1% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Yum! Brands. Information on this page was last updated on 2/26/2026.
