Dive Brief: KFC Corporation has named Andrea Zahumensky as chief marketing officer of its U.S. operations, per a company press release.She will assume her new role on Dec. 4, taking over responsibilities previously handled by Kevin Hochman, who was promoted to president and chief concept officer of KFC U.S. in March. … As Pizza Hut’s evolution continues—a challenge born out of the rising gap in the chain’s dine-in and off-premises business—the brand will have new leadership at the helm. A Message from Pizza Hut U.S. President Kevin Hochman: What we’re doing to keep customers and employees safe. Yum Brands announced Thursday that its 2020 results “could fall short of its long-term outlook as a result of Pizza Hut’s troubles in the U.S. as well as the hit from Wuhan coronavirus in China,” CNBC reported. Pizza Hut has generated strong growth with digital and delivery orders in recent weeks, as well as contactless carryout orders.

However, Hochman has started talking to franchisees, who are excited to have him join the Pizza Hut team. View Kevin Hochman’s professional profile on Relationship Science, the database of decision makers. Gibbs said Thursday that the company has named Kevin Hochman, who led KFC's turnaround in its home market as its U.S. president, as the interim president of Pizza Hut's U.S. division. Executives on the earnings call said they were pleased with the brand’s performance recently under Kevin Hochman, who earlier this year was given control of the chain’s U.S. business. Kevin Hochman is Interim President, US at Pizza Hut LLC. Brands is focused on building KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill to be the world’s most loved, trusted and fastest growing restaurant brands. In the wake of Pizza Hut's lackluster financial results, Yum also announced that it has tapped Kevin Hochman as interim president of Pizza Hut's U.S. division. The Louisville-based restaurant giant has promoted Kevin Hochman to the position. Kevin Hochman, president of KFC U.S., is also now serving as interim president of Pizza Hut U.S. That role has been vacant since Artie Starrs was promoted to the role of Pizza Hut CEO in 2019. Kevin Hochman is president of the KFC U.S. and interim president of the Pizza Hut U.S. divisions, with more than 10,000 restaurants across the United States and more than $9 billion in retail sales combined. Hochman … Yum Brands Inc. has a new president of its KFC U.S. division. KFC is lending a helping hand to Pizza Hut, as the chicken chain's president of the U.S. division Kevin Hochman will serve as interim president of Pizza Hut.

"So let me be clear and unequivocal: Pizza Hut stands against racism, oppression, violence, hatred or intolerance towards Black people. We are ready to get to work building a world much bigger, brighter, and filled with more possibilities than these evils have allowed so far." Read more from our President, Kevin Hochman. ... Photo courtesy of Pizza Hut. Yum Brands has added interim president of Pizza Hut to KFC President Kevin Hochman's duties, as part of the company's plan for a speedy turnaround at the pizza chain, Yum CEO David Gibbs said. Kevin Hochman, president of KFC U.S., will also be the interim president of Pizza Hut U.S. A spokesman for the chains’ parent company, Yum Brands, said Hochman will keep his KFC responsibilities but is supporting Artie Starrs, who was named Pizza Hut’s CEO last year and is … Pizza Hut has brought in KFC U.S. President Kevin Hochman as interim president of its U.S. division in a bid to reverse the chain’s flagging fortunes, according to CNBC. Gibbs announced on the call that Kevin Hochman, KFC’s U.S. president, is stepping into the same role (with interim standing) at Pizza Hut … Parent company Yum Brands has tapped Kevin Hochman, the U.S. president of KFC, as interim U.S. president of … Pizza Hut's U.S. same-store sales fell by 4% in the fourth quarter.