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title: "KFC Announces New CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4d7f3466-ffbc-452a-9921-fb5b48749958
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/kfc-announces-new-ceo-2708014
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2018-10-01T13:08:11.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:36:00.266Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/19ee586145a244fc93dbc4a1f0bf80825720.jpg
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# KFC Announces New CEO

**TL;DR:** KFC has announced Tony Lowings as its new CEO, replacing Robert Eaton who will be retiring. Lowings currently serves as president and COO of KFC and has over two decades of experience working for Yum Brands.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/kfc-announces-new-ceo-2708014).*

## Story

KFC has announced that CEO Robert Eaton will be retiring. According to a recent article in QSR Magazine th e brand has selected Tony Lowings to fill this leadership role beginning January 1st. Lowings currently serves as president and COO. His previous experience includes over two decades of work for the parent company, Yum Brands.

“As a proven and highly respected strategic brand builder, high-impact operations leader and people grower, Tony is the perfect person to continue elevating KFC into a distinctive, relevant and easy global brand that people trust and champion,” said Greg Creed, CEO of YumBrands.

Eaton has served as CEO of KFC since 2014 and previously held leadership roles at Yum Brands. He held roles ranging from COO to chief operating and development officer.

“Roger’s imprint on our culture, people and the KFC brand is vast and his legacy is lasting. While we will miss Roger, he’s earned this next phase of life and we wish him well as he spends time with his wife Debbie and children Pierce and Georgie,” said Creed.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- KFC (company)
- Yum Brands (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- ceo succession (topic)
- brand leadership (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/kfc-announces-new-ceo-2708014). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4d7f3466-ffbc-452a-9921-fb5b48749958).