10 Yum! Brands finance leaders
Chief financial officer, senior vice president finance and corporate controller, vice president of corporate finance, assistant treasurer and division controller are among the roles held by these ten Yum! Brands finance leaders across FP&A, accounting and treasury. A reader can learn how finance leaders work at Yum! Brands from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Beth Madden
LinkedInExperience: Taco Bell and Habit Division Controller · Yum! Brands
Beth Madden has been Taco Bell and Habit Division Controller at Yum! Brands since August 2014, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Beth Madden also lists Director, Brand Reporting and Property Accounting (2010–2014), Director, Technical Accounting and Reporting (2006–2010), Senior Manager, YUM Corporate Planning (2005–2006) and Senior Manager, KFC Financial Planning (2003–2005) roles at Yum! Brands.
Chris Burke
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Treasurer, Cash Operations & Risk Management · Yum! Brands
Chris Burke has been Assistant Treasurer, Cash Operations & Risk Management at Yum! Brands since September 2024 and Director of Financial Planning & Analysis there since August 2017, based in Louisville, and the profile describes managing the consolidated earnings forecast across all divisions. Chris Burke also lists Director of Capital Markets (2014–2016) and Director of Corporate Planning (2011–2014) roles at Yum! Brands.
Dave Russell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice, President, Finance and Corporate Controller · Yum! Brands
Dave Russell is Senior Vice, President, Finance and Corporate Controller at Yum! Brands, based in Louisville, Kentucky, and the profile dates the Yum! Brands row from March 1999 and lists the role at executive level. Dave Russell has also been a Board Member at Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC - A Yum! Brands Co-op since February 2017.
Donna Heatherly
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Digital and Technology Enterprise Finance and Transformation Office · Yum! Brands
Donna Heatherly has been Sr. Director, Digital and Technology Enterprise Finance and Transformation Office at Yum! Brands since March 2024, based in Prospect, Kentucky. Donna Heatherly also lists Chief of Staff, Global Technology Risk Management (2021–2024), Division Controller, Yum Digital and Technology (2019–2022) and Director, Strategic Transformation and Finance (2015–2019) roles at Yum! Brands.
Jose L Guadarrama
LinkedInExperience: Global Finance Modernization Sr. Director · Yum! Brands
Jose L Guadarrama has been Global Finance Modernization Sr. Director at Yum! Brands since January 2026, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Jose L Guadarrama was Global Mergers and Acquisitions - Director (2023–2026) and Senior Manager (2021–2023) at Pizza Hut, and held Financial Strategy & Planning - Manager (2019–2021) and Associate Manager (2018–2019) roles at Yum! Brands.
Laura Perkins
LinkedInExperience: Controller YUM G&A team · YUM Brand Foods
Laura Perkins has been Controller YUM G&A team at YUM Brand Foods since September 2019, based in Louisville, Kentucky, and the profile lists the role at director level. Laura Perkins was Sr Financial Analyst Executive Compensation at Yum! Restaurants International from 2002 to 2019, per the listing.
Leksi Sterritt
LinkedInExperience: Director, Enterprise Technology FP&A · Yum! Brands
Leksi Sterritt has been Director, Enterprise Technology FP&A at Yum! Brands since August 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Leksi Sterritt also lists Senior Manager, AI & Data Analytics Finance (2025–2026), Senior Manager, IT Governance & Financial Management (2023–2025) and Senior Manager, IT Financial Management (2022–2023) roles at Yum! Brands.
Lynne Broad
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Corporate Finance · Yum! Brands
Lynne Broad has been Vice President - Corporate Finance at Yum! Brands since November 2024, based in Dallas. Lynne Broad was Division Chief Financial Officer, Pizza Hut US (2021–2024) and Senior Director Franchising, Pizza Hut Asia Pacific (2016–2017) at Yum! Brands, and Chief Financial & Information Officer at KFC South Pacific (Yum! Brands Subsidiary) (2017–2021).
Mahesh Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Director Finance - India Finance SSC · Yum! India Global Services Private Limited
Mahesh Sharma has been Director Finance - India Finance SSC at Yum! India Global Services Private Limited since April 2025, based in Gurgaon, with a profile headline naming the India Finance Shared Service Centre. Mahesh Sharma was Finance Controller (2020–2025), Head - Financial Reporting (2019–2020) and Senior Manager - Financial Reporting (2010–2019) at Yum Restaurants India Private Limited.
Ranjith Roy
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Yum! Brands
Ranjith Roy has been Chief Financial Officer at Yum! Brands since September 2025, based in Plano, Texas. Ranjith Roy was Chief Strategy Officer & Treasurer at Yum! Brands (2024–2025), a role the profile describes as overseeing strategy, mergers and acquisitions and treasury operations, and was Chief Financial Officer at Goldbelly (2021–2024) and a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs (2010–2021).
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- 02What did you learn about partnering with brand, technology or franchise leaders on spending decisions in your role?
- 03How did you decide which finance processes to standardize and which to leave to the teams you supported?
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