COMPANY

Fried chicken fast-food chain, with 11,000 restaurants in 80 countries. Founded 1952 by "Colonel" Harland Sanders, who sold his interest in the business in 1964. Switched to initials instead of Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1991. Owned by the multinational conglomerate Yum! Brands.

Official Website:
http://www.kfc.com/

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
(subsidiary)

Corporate headquarters:
Louisville, KY

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dave Thomas	Business	2-Jul-1932	8-Jan-2002	Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Y. Brown, Jr.	Politician	28-Dec-1933		Governor of Kentucky, 1979-83
John T. Cahill	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, 2001-06
Charles M. Herington	Business	c. 1959		EVP at Avon
Olden Lee	Business	c. 1942		Long-time Pepsi executive
Aylwin Lewis	Business	28-May-1954		CEO of Sears
C. Stephen Lynn	Business	c. 1947		Cummings Incorporated
William J. McDonald	Business	c. 1956		EVP at Capital One
David C. Novak	Business	1953		CEO of Yum Brands
Martyn R. Redgrave	Business	c. 1953		CFO of Limited Brands
Frederic G. Reynolds	Business	c. 1957		CFO of CBS
Colonel Sanders	Business	9-Sep-1890	16-Dec-1980	Kentucky Fried Chicken
Jackie Trujillo	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Harman Management, 1995-2004

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. David Grissom	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jason Alexander	Actor	23-Sep-1959		George Costanza on Seinfeld
MC Hammer	Singer/Songwriter	30-Mar-1962		Can't touch this
Randy Quaid	Actor	1-Oct-1950		Parents
Colonel Sanders	Business	9-Sep-1890	16-Dec-1980	Kentucky Fried Chicken
Ryan Stiles	Actor	22-Apr-1959		Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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