10 Pizza Hut regional operations leaders
Region Director, Operations Excellence, Vice President Operations and Regional General Manager are among the current titles held by these Pizza Hut regional operations leaders, each listed for a role with Pizza Hut or Yum! Brands rather than with a franchisee. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Pizza Hut from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Betty Olvera
LinkedInExperience: Region Director (EAST), Operations Excellence · Pizza Hut
Betty Olvera has been Region Director (EAST), Operations Excellence at Pizza Hut since April 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Betty Olvera also lists Senior Manager, Learning Technologies Team at Pizza Hut since 2020 and was Manager, Learning Technologies Team there from 2018 to 2020 and Manager, Pizza Hut Academy from 2015 to 2018.
Colin Jefferson
LinkedInExperience: Region Director, Operations Excellence · Pizza Hut
Colin Jefferson has been Region Director, Operations Excellence at Pizza Hut since February 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Colin Jefferson was Sr. Manager, Operations / Guest Advocacy at Pizza Hut from 2023 to 2026, Manager, Operations Strategy there from 2021 to 2026 and Associate Operations Manager from 2018 to 2021.
Fernando Otero, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations and Development - Pizza Hut Latin America & Caribbean · Yum! Brands
Fernando Otero has been Director of Operations and Development - Pizza Hut Latin America & Caribbean at Yum! Brands since October 2023 and also lists Director of Operations & Portfolio Transformation Director at Pizza Hut since 2026, based in Plano, Texas. Fernando Otero was Pricing Execution Director at PepsiCo from 2021 to 2023.
Harry Houseman, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Pizza Hut
Harry Houseman was Regional Director of Operations at Pizza Hut from 2022 to 2023 and Area Director of Operations there from 2021 to 2022, based in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Harry Houseman was Franchise Operations Manager at Pizza Hut from 2023 to 2024 and has been Franchise Development Manager there since March 2024.
Matthew Hester
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Pizza Hut
Matthew Hester has been Vice President Operations at Pizza Hut since January 2023, based in McKinney, Texas, and describes leading a team overseeing 200 restaurants across 7 states with 4 Regional Directors and 27 Area Managers. Matthew Hester was Franchise Business Coach at Pizza Hut from 2021 to 2023 and Region Director there from 2015 to 2020.
Nicolas Burquier
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Pizza Hut Europe & Canada · Pizza Hut
Nicolas Burquier has been Managing Director Pizza Hut Europe & Canada at Pizza Hut since January 2022, based in London. Nicolas Burquier was Chief Customer & Operations Officer at Pizza Hut US from 2017 to 2022, President & General Manager at KFC Canada from 2013 to 2016 and Chief Operating Officer at KFC France from 2005 to 2012.
Randal Gross
LinkedInExperience: Territory Director of Franchise Relations (Territory Coach) · Pizza Hut
Randal Gross was Territory Director of Franchise Relations (Territory Coach) at Pizza Hut from 2012 to 2022, based in Frisco, Texas, leading and supporting franchise owners to improve operations, sales and profits. Randal Gross was Senior Manager of Restaurant Readiness at Pizza Hut from 2008 to 2012 and Region Market Coach there in 2006.
Sarah O'Neill
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director - Field · Pizza Hut
Sarah O'Neill was Operations Director - Field at Pizza Hut from 2015 to 2017 in the United Kingdom, a member of the executive team with responsibility for the field operations team. Sarah O'Neill was Regional Director of Operation at Pizza Hut UK & Europe from 2010 to 2015 and IT Director at Pizza Hut from 2007 to 2010, based in London.
Vineet Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Regional General Manager, Pizza Hut - South Asia & Indian Subcontinent · Yum! Brands
Vineet Sharma has been Regional General Manager, Pizza Hut - South Asia & Indian Subcontinent at Yum! Brands since March 2026, based in Singapore, and was Regional General Manager, Pizza Hut - South Asia there from 2024 to 2026. Vineet Sharma was Chief Operations Officer - Pizza Hut Asia Pacific at Yum! Brands from 2019 to 2024.
Vivek Vatsyayan
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations - Asia Pacific, Pizza Hut · Yum! Asia Franchise
Vivek Vatsyayan was Director Operations - Asia Pacific, Pizza Hut at Yum! Asia Franchise from 2020 to 2023 and Director Operations and Training at Pizza Hut Singapore from 2023 to 2026, based in Singapore. Vivek Vatsyayan was Director Of Operations at Taco Bell - Asia Pacific Region from 2017 to 2020 and Director of Operations & Training (India Sub Continent) - Taco Bell at Yum! Restaurants International from 2016 to 2020.
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- 01Which decisions took up most of your time while leading operations across a region?
- 02How did you set priorities across the restaurants and franchisees you oversaw?
- 03What made a change across a region go smoothly or stall in your experience?
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