Muktesh Pant

Muktesh "Micky" Pant
Nationality Indian-American
Alma mater Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Occupation Chief marketing officer at Yum! Brands

Muktesh "Micky" Pant is the CEO of KFC.[1]

Professional background

After completing his graduation at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India, Pant worked in the marketing department of Hindustan Lever. Subsequently, Pant worked for PepsiCo and then Reebok, where he helped found Reebok India – Pant was employee number 1.[2][3] After a stint as global brand manager at Reebok, Pant became chief marketing officer at Yum! Brands in 2005. In this capacity, Pant is responsible for overseeing marketing practices at the world's largest fast food restaurant company. Yum! has more than 37,000 restaurants[4] worldwide in 110 countries.[5] During Pant's tenure, Yum! has targeted non-US markets heavily in response to increased consumer spending on food in the developing world.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yum.com/company/srofficers.asp
  2. ↑ "Muktesh Pant".
  3. ↑ "Muktesh Pant at indiatoday.com".
  4. ↑ "Yum puts A&W, Long John Silver's up for sale".
  5. ↑ "About Yum! Brands - Yum! Brands, Inc.".
  6. ↑ "Fool on Call: Yum! Brands' Wall of China".