Chris Turner became Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Brands and a Director of the Board on October 1, 2025. He reports to the Company’s Non-Executive Chairman. As Yum! Brands CEO, Turner leads the Company’s overarching strategies, structure, information technology, people development and culture that drive global growth and sales and profitability at all Yum! franchise businesses worldwide. Yum! functional leaders and global brand division CEOs report to Turner.
Turner previously served as Yum! Brands’ Chief Financial & Franchise Officer, with responsibility for finance, corporate strategy, supply chain as well as franchise standards and support. Since joining Yum! in 2019, he has been instrumental in driving bold actions that leverage the Company’s scale, including the creation of Byte by Yum!, an AI-driven restaurant technology platform; the launch of a global Supply Chain Center of Excellence; and new brand innovations. He has worked closely with the Yum! leadership team to accelerate digital transformation, expand unit development, strengthen franchisee partnerships and deliver strong shareholder returns.
Before Yum!, Turner held senior leadership roles at PepsiCo, including leading PepsiCo’s Walmart retail and e-commerce business across the U.S. and more than 25 international markets, as well as transformation and strategy leadership roles at Frito-Lay North America. Earlier in his career, Turner spent over 13 years as a partner at McKinsey & Company, advising leading companies across retail, restaurants, consumer packaged goods, airlines, tech and media.
He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas.
What is Christopher Lee Turner's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Christopher Lee Turner is at least $8.87 million as of October 7th, 2026. Mr. Turner owns 63,225 shares of Yum! Brands stock worth more than $8,872,807 as of October 8th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Turner may own. Learn More about Christopher Lee Turner's net worth.
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Has Christopher Lee Turner been buying or selling shares of Yum! Brands?
During the past quarter, Christopher Lee Turner has sold $39,931.35 in shares of Yum! Brands stock. Most recently, Christopher Lee Turner sold 285 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.11, for a transaction totalling $39,931.35. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 63,225 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,858,454.75. Learn More on Christopher Lee Turner'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), Tracy Skeans (COO), Sean Tresvant (Chief Executive Officer, Taco Bell Division, and Chief Consumer Officer, Yum! Brands, Inc.), and Christopher Turner (CEO). 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 26 times. They sold a total of 70,034 shares worth more than $10,792,947.11. The most recent insider tranaction occured on October, 7th when CEO
Christopher Lee Turner sold 285 shares worth more than $39,931.35. 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 10/7/2026.
