▁( born ▁c . 1 9 5 8 ) ▁was ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Y um ! ▁Br ands , ▁from ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁retired , ▁remaining ▁on ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁T aco ▁Bell , ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁T aco ▁Bell ▁executive ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Y um ! ▁executive ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁Un ile ver . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁business ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Queensland ▁University ▁of ▁Technology . ▁He ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Wh irl pool ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁business ▁degree ▁from ▁Queensland ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Y um ▁execut ives ▁page ▁ ▁W S J ▁stories ▁on ▁Cre ed ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Que ens land ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : Austral ian ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : Wh irl pool ▁Corporation ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : Y um ! ▁Br ands ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁St ark