Yum China

Joey Wat started their work experience in 1995 as an Associate at A.T. Kearney. Joey then worked at McKinsey & Company as an Engagement Manager from 2000 to 2003. Joey joined A.S. Watson Group in 2004 where they held various roles including Strategy Planning & Development in Europe and Managing Director of Savers UK. In 2011, they became the Chief Operating Officer and later the Managing Director of Superdrug and Savers in the UK. In 2014, Joey joined Yum China as the President & CEO of KFC China. Joey then became the President & COO of Yum China in 2017 and finally assumed the role of CEO in March 2018.

Joey Wat obtained a Bachelor of Social Sciences from The University of Hong Kong in 1994. Joey then pursued an MBA specializing in Finance & Marketing at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management from 1998 to 2000.

The Shanghai office focuses on public affairs, procurement, digital innovation, marketing, and supply chain management.

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