Yum! Brands
Novak is the co-founder, retired chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. (CEO from 1999 to January 1, 2016). During Novak's tenure at Yum! Brands, the company doubled the number of restaurants to 41,000, market capitalization grew to almost $32 billion from just under $4 billion and it was an industry leader in return on invested capital.