COMPANY

Originally known as Tricon Global Restaurants, it changed its name to Yum! Brands in 2002 to better reflect "the unique fun and recognition culture" (whatever that means, a phrase quoted from a Tricon press release). A fast food conglomerate, including Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, A&W, and Long John Silver's.

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

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
NYSE:YUM

Corporate headquarters:
Louisville, KY

Sales:
$8.3B (2003)

Employees:
265,000 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steven A. Davis	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Bob Evans Farms
Aylwin Lewis	Business	28-May-1954		CEO of Sears
David C. Novak	Business	1953		CEO of Yum Brands

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David W. Dorman	Business	1954		CEO of AT&T, 2002-06
Massimo Ferragamo	Business	c. 1958		Chairman of Ferragamo USA
J. David Grissom	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89
Bonnie G. Hill	Business	30-Oct-1941		VP of Times Mirror Co., 1997-2001
Robert Holland, Jr.	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Ben & Jerry's, 1995-96
Kenneth Langone	Business	c. 1935		Co-Founder of Home Depot
Jonathan S. Linen	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of American Express, 1993-2005
Thomas C. Nelson	Business	c. 1963		CEO of National Gypsum
David C. Novak	Business	1953		CEO of Yum Brands
Thomas M. Ryan	Business	1953		CEO of CVS Caremark
Jackie Trujillo	Business	c. 1936		CEO of Harman Management, 1995-2004
Robert J. Ulrich	Business	1944		CEO of Target

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Dimon	Business	13-Mar-1956		CEO of JP Morgan Chase
John L. Weinberg	Business	25-Jan-1925	7-Aug-2006	Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 1976-90

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