Pizza Hut Taps Top Marketers From PepsiCo and Taco Bell

Pizza Hut bolstered its marketing team, hiring PepsiCo marketer Kalen Thornton as global chief brand officer and tapping Melissa Friebe from sister Yum! Brands chain Taco Bell as U.S. chief marketing officer. Former Gatorade CMO Thornton will lead Pizza Hut's global brand strategy and oversee all aspects of marketing across 110 markets and territories. He...