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title: "KFC U.S. Promotes Staci Rawls to Chief Communications Officer"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/daa86484-f4ae-49e3-90f4-5a914f23c0e5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/kfc-us-promotes-staci-rawls-to-chief-communications-officer-2709361
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2019-03-07T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:00.814Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/6a8467362844b1005ca2386bba6bb99d5756.jpg
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# KFC U.S. Promotes Staci Rawls to Chief Communications Officer

**TL;DR:** KFC U.S. has promoted Staci Rawls to chief communications officer. Rawls has led KFC in major brand-related moments, including the release of the 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-03-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/kfc-us-promotes-staci-rawls-to-chief-communications-officer-2709361).*

## Story

Fast-food chain KFC has promoted Staci Rawls to the role of chief communications officer for its U.S. division, according to a Restaurant Business report.

“Staci has been a key leader in KFC’s brand turnaround in the U.S.,” KFC U.S. president Kevin Hochman said in a statement, according to the article.

Rawls has led KFC in some major brand-related moments, including the limited edition release of the 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog, according to the article.

“Breaking through the clutter of the modern media environment is challenging,” Rawls said in a statement, according to the article. “I couldn’t be more excited to continue to innovate communications strategies that bring our company narrative to life and drive our business forward.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- KFC (company)
- executive promotion (topic)
- fast food (topic)
- Kevin Hochman (person)
- brand communications (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/kfc-us-promotes-staci-rawls-to-chief-communications-officer-2709361). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/daa86484-f4ae-49e3-90f4-5a914f23c0e5).