David Graves is President of Pizza Hut U.S. with responsibility for the performance of Pizza Hut U.S. business and franchise operations.  Prior to this, Graves held the roles of General Manager and Chief Brand Officer of Pizza Hut, where he led marketing, innovation, digital product, and transformation.  Before joining Pizza Hut, David served in multiple marketing roles at KFC overseeing strategy, innovation and insights, growing comparable sales every year.  Prior to joining Yum! in 2016, Graves spent 12 years at Procter & Gamble in multiple brand marketing roles serving Pampers and Pantene.  Graves holds a Bachelor of Science from the Daniels School of Business at Purdue University and resides in Dallas with his family.

Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., was founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas and since then has earned a reputation as a trailblazer in innovation with the creation of icons like Original® Pan and Original® Stuffed Crust pizzas.  A global leader in the pizza category, Pizza Hut operates more than 19,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.