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10 Yum! Brands IT leaders
These ten current and former Yum! Brands IT leaders have held director-level or higher technology roles at Yum! Brands, KFC and Pizza Hut, from chief digital and technology officers to IT vice presidents and directors. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Yum! Brands from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anurag Jain
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital & Technology Officer (CDTO) - KFC India & Partner Countries · Yum! Brands
Chief Digital & Technology Officer (CDTO) - KFC India & Partner Countries at Yum! Brands since August 2023, based in Delhi. Before Yum! Brands, Anurag was Founder & CEO of ProductEyes (2021–2023) and Group Chief Product Officer & Senior Vice President at Jubilant FoodWorks (2019–2021).
Baron Concors
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Digital Officer · Pizza Hut
Former Global Chief Digital Officer at Pizza Hut (2014–2017), based in Dallas; the profile also lists a Chief Information Officer role at Yum! Brands (2012–2014). Baron later served as Chief Information Officer (2020–2022) and Chief Product and Technology Officer (2022–2024) at Ritchie Bros.
Darren Walker
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital & Technology Officer - KFC Asia Pacific · Yum! Brands
Chief Digital & Technology Officer - KFC Asia Pacific at Yum! Brands since June 2024, based in Sydney, after serving as Chief Digital & Technology Officer - KFC South Pacific (2022–2024). Before Yum! Brands, Darren was Group Owner, Networks & IT at Telstra (2019–2022).
Dmitry Shirshov
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pizza Hut International Operating Markets · Yum! Brands
Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pizza Hut International Operating Markets at Yum! Brands since February 2025, based in London, after serving as Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pizza Hut UK, Ireland and France (2023–2025). The profile says Dmitry is responsible for Pizza Hut's digital and technology strategy across markets including Canada, the UK and France.
Garland Straub
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Enterprise AI & Modern Workplace · Yum! Brands
Sr. Director, Enterprise AI & Modern Workplace at Yum! Brands since January 2024, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Earlier Yum! Brands roles include Sr Director, Cyber Security (2023–2024), Head of Global IT Infrastructure (2018–2023) and Sr. Director - Global IT Applications, Architecture & Strategy (2014–2018).
Jason Graf
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, IT Shared Services · Yum! Brands
Former Vice President, IT Shared Services at Yum! Brands (2019–2025), based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before that Jason held Yum! Brands roles as Senior Director, IT Shared Services (2017–2019), Director, Technology Support & Strategy (2015–2016) and Director, Corporate Applications (2014–2015).
Jim Dausch
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital & Technology Officer and President of Byte by Yum! · Yum! Brands
Chief Digital & Technology Officer and President of Byte by Yum! at Yum! Brands since October 2025, after serving as Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pizza Hut at Yum! Brands (2024–2025). The profile says Jim leads global technology strategy across KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill. Earlier Jim was Chief Digital and Business Transformation Officer at Marriott International (2021–2023).
Judd Knight
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer · KFC
Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer at KFC since June 2024. Before that Judd was Chief Digital and Tech Officer: Pan-Europe (2021–2024) and Chief Innovation Officer (2019–2021) at Yum! Restaurants International, and earlier Vice President, Growth Strategy and Innovation at Panera Bread (2014–2019).
Xante Koh
LinkedInExperience: Chief Digital and Technology Officer Asia (KFC) · Yum! Brands
Chief Digital and Technology Officer Asia (KFC) at Yum! Brands since March 2023, based in Singapore. Before that Xante held KFC roles as APAC Marketing Technology Director (2021–2023), Acting Chief Marketing Officer (2020–2021) and Head of Digital (2016–2020).
Zaheer Hamza
LinkedInExperience: Global Director of Technology and Transformation · Yum! Brands
Global Director of Technology and Transformation at Yum! Brands since April 2025, based in Dubai, after serving as Chief Digital & Innovation Officer at Yum! Brands (2022–2025). The profile says Zaheer leads KFC's transition to Yum's Byte technology, working with markets on operational, technology and data needs.
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Match the person's scope to your question: brand and market chief digital and technology officers suit questions about digital ordering and regional technology, while shared services, infrastructure and enterprise AI leaders suit questions about running central IT. Check whether the relevant Yum! Brands role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a multi-brand restaurant company decide which technology platforms to build centrally and which to leave to each brand or market?
- 02How do you roll out new restaurant and digital ordering technology across thousands of locations run by franchisees?
- 03How is IT shared services organized to support corporate teams and restaurant brands at the same time?
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