Yum! Brands Appoints Eaton President of KFC

By FES Staff -- Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, 6/3/2008 11:27:00 AM

Yum! Brands appointed Roger Eaton president of KFC USA. He replaces Gregg Dedrick, who has decided to leave by year’s end to pursue other interests after 20 years with the company.

In his new role, Eaton will be responsible for KFC’s domestic business, which includes 5,300 restaurants that are predominantly franchised units. Most recently, Eaton served as chief operating and development officer. Prior to becoming Yum’s COO, Eaton served for seven years as senior vice president/managing director of Yum! Restaurants International South Pacific and Africa region. 

Earlier in his career, Eaton was regional operations director and finance director of KFC SOPAC as well as general manager of KFC New Zealand.