10 KFC finance directors
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Senior Director - Commercial Finance and Head of FP&A are among the roles held by these ten KFC finance directors. A reader can learn how finance directors work at KFC from people who have held the role.
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Anantaya Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Associate Director of Finance · KFC India
Anantaya Gupta has been Associate Director of Finance at KFC India since January 2025, based in the Delhi area, and describes leading Financial Planning & Analysis for the KFC India Business Unit. Anantaya Gupta was Deputy General Manager Marketing at Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. from 2022 to 2023.
Christian Carter
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Commercial Finance · KFC UK & Ireland
Christian Carter has been Senior Director - Commercial Finance at KFC UK & Ireland since October 2025, based in Ascot, England. Christian Carter was Commercial Finance Director at KFC UK & Ireland from 2024 to 2025, Head of Commercial Finance there from 2022 to 2024 and Ops Transformation Leader from 2019 to 2022.
Declan Ruane, FCA
LinkedInExperience: Head of Commercial Finance · KFC South Pacific (Yum! Brands Subsidiary)
Declan Ruane, FCA has been Head of Commercial Finance at KFC South Pacific (Yum! Brands Subsidiary) since March 2026, based in Sydney. Declan Ruane, FCA was Head of Financial Planning at KFC South Pacific from 2023 to 2026, Group Planning Manager there from 2021 to 2023 and Financial Planning Manager from 2019 to 2021.
Diane Simrall
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Franchise Finance · KFC US
Diane Simrall is a former Director, Franchise Finance at KFC US, a role held from July 2018 to March 2023, and was Sr. Manager, Franchise Finance at KFC US from 2017 to 2018. Diane Simrall has been Vice President, Domestic Development and Franchise Finance at CKE Restaurants, Inc. since March 2025, based in Prospect, Kentucky.
Esther Chua
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance & Planning · KFC Singapore
Esther Chua has been Director of Finance & Planning at KFC Singapore since October 2023, based in Singapore. Esther Chua was Financial Controller at JustCo from 2021 to 2023 and Financial Controller at Mercatus Co-operative Limited from 2005 to 2021.
Katie Young, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Former Director - Financial Planning · KFC US
Katie Young, CPA is a former Director - Financial Planning at KFC US, a role held from September 2024 to September 2025, and was Senior Manager - Financial Planning at KFC US from 2022 to 2024. Katie Young, CPA has been Director, Finance at CKE Restaurants, Inc. since October 2025, based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mauricio Lalieu
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Financial Planning Analysis - KFC Latin America and Caribbean · Yum! Restaurants International
Mauricio Lalieu is a former Head of Financial Planning Analysis - KFC Latin America and Caribbean at Yum! Restaurants International, a role held from September 2014 to January 2017. Mauricio Lalieu has been Director, International Finance at CKE Restaurants, Inc. since August 2020, based in Denver, Colorado, and was Finance and Strategy Consultant at Independent from 2017 to 2020.
Peter Gray
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis · KFC US
Peter Gray has been Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at KFC US since October 2025, based in Frisco, Texas. Peter Gray was Sr. Finance Manager - Brand Analytics at KFC US from 2022 to 2026, Commercial Manager - eCommerce at Yum! Brands from 2021 to 2022 and Commercial Manager - Development there from 2018 to 2021.
Steven Xiaohui Liu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Financial Planning · KFC
Steven Xiaohui Liu has been Senior Director of Financial Planning at KFC since May 2025, based in Plano, Texas. Steven Xiaohui Liu held the title Chief Financial Officer at KFC Greater Asia from 2022 to 2025 and was Asia Finance Director at Yum! Restaurants International from 2016 to 2022.
Thomas Diener
LinkedInExperience: Head of FP&A · KFC France
Thomas Diener has been Head of FP&A at KFC France since February 2025, based in Paris. Thomas Diener was Associate Director Production FP&A at Ubisoft from 2022 to 2025, Senior FP&A Manager at Locala in 2022 and Financial Planning Manager - Paris Studio at Ubisoft from 2019 to 2022.
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- 01Which parts of the planning and forecasting cycle took most of your time as a finance director, and why?
- 02How do you work with operations and marketing leaders when restaurant results move away from the plan?
- 03What did you change first when you took on your finance director role, and what happened?
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