10 KFC marketing leaders
Melissa C., Chief Marketing Officer at KFC, is the most senior of these KFC marketing leaders, a set that also includes a regional chief marketing officer and directors of global brand marketing, omnichannel retail and loyalty. A reader can learn how marketing leaders work at KFC from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alejandra Gonzalez
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer at KFC Latin America & Caribbean · Yum! Brands
Alejandra Gonzalez has been Chief Marketing Officer at KFC Latin America & Caribbean at Yum! Brands since January 2025, based in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area. At Yum! Brands they were Director & Head of Marketing at Pizza Hut Latin America & Caribbean (2022–2024), and they were Director of Marketing Calendar & Pipeline Chili s US at Chili's (2019–2020).
Amanda Barbosa
LinkedInExperience: Global Brand Marketing Director · KFC
Amanda Barbosa has been Global Brand Marketing Director at KFC since April 2025, and the listing places them in Plano, Texas. The profile also lists Marketing Director, Brand & Product Innovation at Taco Bell from June 2024, and they were Director, Brand Creative Strategy (2022–2024) and Manager, Brand Experience (2019–2021) at Taco Bell.
Anna F.
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Retail Strategy and Product Marketing · KFC
Anna F. is a former Vice President, Retail Strategy and Product Marketing at KFC, holding the role from September 2025 to August 2026, and was Vice President, Brand Management and Integrated Marketing at KFC (2023–2025). The headline reads Scooter’s CMO; ex Yum! Brands, CAVA, Target, and they were Senior Vice President, Brand and Marketing at CAVA (2019–2023).
Kate Tipper (née Wall)
LinkedInExperience: Marketing Director · KFC UK & Ireland
Kate Tipper (née Wall) has been Marketing Director at KFC UK & Ireland since October 2023, based in London. At KFC UK & Ireland they were also Strategy and Innovation Director (2021–2023) and Head of Advertising, Retail & eCommerce (2019–2021), and they were UK Marketing Manager - Cadbury Dairy Milk and Green & Black s at Mondelēz International (2017–2019).
Melissa C.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · KFC kentucky Fried Chicken
Melissa C. has been Chief Marketing Officer at KFC kentucky Fried Chicken since September 2025, and the listing places them in Prosper, Texas. At Wingstop Restaurants Inc. they were SVP, Chief Brand Officer (2024–2025) and VP, Global Brand Marketing (2022–2024), and they were Director, Brand and Advertising at The Wendy's Company (2018–2022).
Nicholas Duminy
LinkedInExperience: Global Marketing Director: Omnichannel Retail · KFC
Nicholas Duminy has been Global Marketing Director: Omnichannel Retail at KFC since April 2024. At KFC Africa they were Marketing Director: Retail, eCommerce, Innovation (2023–2024) and Director Digital & eCommerce (2020–2022), and they were Marketing Manager: Carling Black Label, Africa at AB InBev (2017–2020).
Sabrina Douglas
LinkedInExperience: Marketing Director · KFC
Sabrina Douglas has been Marketing Director at KFC since February 2026, based in Sydney. They were Head of Marketing - Brand and Customer Experience (2023–2026) and Senior Marketing Manager - Brand (2020–2023) at BIG W, and Senior Strategy Director at M+C Saatchi Group AUNZ (2019–2020).
Samantha Owen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Brand Value & Loyalty · KFC
Samantha Owen has been Director, Brand Value & Loyalty at KFC since February 2026, based in Dallas, and was Director, Digital at KFC (2024–2026). At Restaurant Brands International they were Director, Digital & Loyalty (2022–2024) and Senior Manager, Digital Media & CRM (2021–2022).
Stacey Hoffstead
LinkedInExperience: Global Retail Director of Marketing, KFC · Yum! Brands
Stacey Hoffstead is a former Global Retail Director of Marketing, KFC at Yum! Brands, holding the role from January 2022 to January 2024, and the listing places them in the New York City Metropolitan Area. At L'Oréal they were Director of Marketing Operations, Haircare and Hair Color (2018–2021) and Senior Brand Manager, Multicultural Marketing (2016–2018).
Tori Oman Carter
LinkedInExperience: Director II, Integrated Marketing- Advertising, Social Media & PR (KFC U.S.) · Yum! Brands
Tori Oman Carter is a former Director II, Integrated Marketing- Advertising, Social Media & PR (KFC U.S.) at Yum! Brands, holding the role from February 2025 to February 2026, and was Global Marketing Director- Brand, Media & Partnerships (KFC) there (2023–2025). They are now Director, Digital Brand Experiences at Kimberly-Clark.
Choose the right perspective
Match each person's market, the US, Latin America, the UK and Ireland or Australia, and their area, brand, loyalty or retail marketing, to the decision you face. Weigh how recently each person took the role, since someone new to KFC and someone who has worked on the brand for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your marketing role at KFC, and why?
- 02How do you decide which brand priorities to keep the same across markets and which to adapt locally?
- 03What from your earlier brand roles still shapes how you plan campaigns today?
Reaching KFC marketing leaders
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