10 Pizza Hut executives
President, Global & Chief Operating Officer, Chief Operations & Transformation Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Global Chief Brand Officer and Chief Marketing Officer are among the current titles held by these Pizza Hut executives. A reader can learn how executives lead Pizza Hut from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Carl Loredo
LinkedInExperience: Former US President · Pizza Hut
Carl Loredo is a former US President at Pizza Hut, a role held from June 2024 to September 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Carl Loredo has been Global President at Orangetheory Fitness since September 2026 and was Global Chief Marketing Officer at The Wendy's Company from March 2023 to May 2024.
Daniel Meynen
LinkedInExperience: President & General Manager - Pizza Hut Canada · Yum! Brands
Daniel Meynen has been President & General Manager - Pizza Hut Canada at Yum! Brands since June 2024. Daniel Meynen was Chief Marketing Officer - Pizza Hut Canada at Yum! Brands from August 2019 to June 2024 and Vice President of Marketing, TM and R&D US Household at Reckitt from March 2017 to August 2019.
Eduardo Luz
LinkedInExperience: Board Member and Interim CEO · Pizza Hut
Eduardo Luz has been Board Member and Interim CEO at Pizza Hut since September 2026, based in Miami, and the profile headline reads Board Member and Interim CEO at Pizza Hut. Eduardo Luz was CEO and President at P.F. Chang's from August 2023 to May 2025.
Felix Faulhaber
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations & Transformation Officer · Pizza Hut
Felix Faulhaber has been Chief Operations & Transformation Officer at Pizza Hut since August 2026, based in Dallas, and the profile says the role leads the Operations function. The profile also lists Chief Financial Officer at Pizza Hut from May 2024 with no end date, while its summary calls the Global CFO role a previous one. Felix Faulhaber was Chief of Operations at BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition from October 2022 to May 2024.
Kalen Thornton
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Brand Officer Pizza Hut · Yum! Brands
Kalen Thornton has been Global Chief Brand Officer Pizza Hut at Yum! Brands since June 2024, based in Dallas. Kalen Thornton was VP Sports, Entertainment, and Gaming at PepsiCo from January 2023 to May 2024 and Chief Marketing Officer Gatorade at PepsiCo from March 2021 to January 2023.
Manish Dhankher (Captain)
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Pizza Hut - International Operating Markets · Pizza Hut UK & Europe
Manish Dhankher has been Chief Operating Officer, Pizza Hut - International Operating Markets at Pizza Hut UK & Europe since July 2025. Manish Dhankher was Chief Customer Officer at Pizza Hut Canada from April 2021 to June 2025 and Director Customer Experience - Pizza Hut Canada at Yum! Restaurants International from July 2019 to March 2021.
Melissa Abola Friebe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Pizza Hut
Melissa Abola Friebe has been Chief Marketing Officer at Pizza Hut since June 2024, and the profile headline reads Chief Marketing Officer at Pizza Hut. The profile also lists Chief Brand Strategy Officer at Taco Bell from August 2021 to October 2025 and VP & SVP, Brand Marketing & Insights Lab at Taco Bell from December 2016 to August 2021.
Pav Dhami
LinkedInExperience: Interim Chief Financial Officer - UK&I, France & Germany · Pizza Hut
Pav Dhami has been Interim Chief Financial Officer - UK&I, France & Germany at Pizza Hut since September 2026, based in London. Pav Dhami was Director of Strategy and FP&A - International Operating Markets at Pizza Hut from August 2025 to August 2026 and Commercial Finance Director - UK&I there from March 2025 to August 2025.
Shannon Garcia
LinkedInExperience: President, Global & Chief Operating Officer- Pizza Hut · Yum! Brands
Shannon Garcia has been President, Global & Chief Operating Officer- Pizza Hut at Yum! Brands since September 2024, based in New York. Shannon Garcia was Global Chief Operating & Digital + Technology Officer- Pizza Hut at Yum! Brands from January 2024 to September 2024 and Global Chief Operating & Transformation Officer- Pizza Hut there from October 2022 to January 2024.
TJ Wolfersberger
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Pizza Hut
TJ Wolfersberger has been Chief Operating Officer at Pizza Hut since July 2024, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. TJ Wolfersberger was Regional Vice President at Starbucks from September 2023 to July 2024 and Regional Director Of Operations at Starbucks from September 2021 to September 2023.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current executive role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which issues need your own attention and which your leadership group should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about leading people in a restaurant business?
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