Greg Creed Explained

Greg Creed (born c.1958) is an American businessman who was the CEO of Yum! Brands, from January 2015^[1] until December 2019, when he retired,^[2] remaining on its board of directors.^{[3] [4] [5]}

He was the CEO of Taco Bell, from February 2011 until January 2015.^[6] He began as a Taco Bell executive in 2001, and began his career as a Yum! executive in 1994. Prior to that, he worked at Unilever. He holds a business degree from the Queensland University of Technology.^[7] He serves on the board of directors of the Whirlpool Corporation and Delta Airlines.^{[8] [9]}

He earned a business degree from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and in 2014 he was named Alumnus of the Year.^[10]

External links

• Yum executives page
• WSJ stories on Creed

Notes and References

1. https://www.wdrb.com/news/former-taco-bell-ceo-takes-the-helm-of-yum-brands/article_7afce7d6-d83e-5526-b7c6-b427eae32302.html "Former Taco Bell CEO takes the helm of Yum! Brands"; WDRB News; Jan. 5, 2019
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciakelso/2019/08/14/how-ceo-greg-creed-set-yum-brands-up-for-success-ahead-of-his-retirement/#4e8ab56040ec "How CEO Greg Creed Set Yum Brands Up For Success Ahead Of His Retirement"; Alicia Kelso; Forbes; Aug. 14, 2019.
3. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/12/yum-brands-names-david-gibbs-to-replace-longtime-ceo-greg-creed.html "Taco Bell-parent Yum Brands' CEO Greg Creed to retire, to be replaced by COO David Gibbs"; Lauren Thomas; Forbes; Aug. 12, 2019.
4. https://risnews.com/shakeups-c-suite-rite-aid-spartannash-yum-and-more "Shakeups In the C-Suite: Rite Aid, SpartanNash, Yum! and More"; Jamie Grill-Goodman"; Retail Info Systems; Aug. 12, 2019.
5. https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2019/08/12/yum-brands-names-new.html "Yum Brands names new CEO"; Haley Cawthon; Louisville Business First; Aug. 12, 2019.
6. Web site: Former Taco Bell chief takes on Yum. Wall Street Journal. 7 January 2016.
7. Web site: Greg Creed (Bloomberg profile). Bloomberg News. 7 January 2016.
8. Web site: Board of Directors. Whirlpool Corporation. April 26, 2017.
9. Web site: Delta Air Lines, Inc. - Governance . 2024-05-14 . ir.delta.com.
10. Web site: Greg Creed. Restaurant Leadership Conference. en. 2020-04-21.