In March 2020, it acquired Heartstyles, an omnichannel training company. In March 2021, it acquired Tictuk Technologies, an Israeli omnichannel ordering and marketing solutions provider, and announced it was acquiring Kvantum Inc., an artificial intelligence-based consumer insights and marketing technology company. In September 2021, Yum! completed the acquisition of Australian kitchen order management and delivery technology company Dragontail Systems for US$69.1 million in cash. Corporate The current CEO of Yum! Brands is David Gibbs. Former CEOs include Greg Creed and David C. Novak. Novak became CEO of predecessor firm Tricon Global on January 1, 2000, and chairman of the board on January 1, 2001. Greg Creed replaced Novak in his role as CEO on January 1, 2015. At the AGM in May 2016, Robert D. Walter became non-executive chairman. At the end of 2019 Greg Creed will retire as CEO and the current COO (David Gibbs) will be Creed's replacement. Since 2006, Yum! Brands has served as the corporate sponsor of the Kentucky Derby. On October 20, 2015, Yum! Brands, Inc., announced that it intended to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. Yum China was spun off on November 1, 2016. Brands Current KFC Pizza Hut Taco Bell Banh Shop (minority investor) The Habit Burger Grill Former A&W Restaurants – Sold to A Great American Brand LLC, a consortium of A&W franchisees, in 2011 D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches – Sold to Papa Gino's in 1997 Hot 'n Now – Acquired by PepsiCo in 1990, placed under the Taco Bell branch. Now mostly defunct, with only 1 out of 150 remaining in Sturgis, Michigan, now owned by BTND, LLC the owner of Burger Time Long John Silver's – Sold to LJS Partners, Long John Silver's franchisees and other private investors, in 2011 Pasta Bravo Super Chix East Dawning – Spun off into Yum! China in 2016 Little Sheep – Spun off into Yum! China in 2016 See also List of major employers in Louisville, Kentucky Yum China Restaurant Brands References External links Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Companies based in Louisville, Kentucky Restaurants established in 1997 Multinational food companies Restaurant groups in the United States 1997 establishments in Kentucky American companies established in 1997 Corporate spin-offs