Founder Profile
Andrall E. Pearson
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Andrall E. Pearson?
Andrall E. Pearson is a founder of Yum! Brands, Inc., which was founded in 1997 with David C. Novak.
- Company founded
- Yum! Brands, Inc.
- Founded
- 1997
- Co-founders
- David C. Novak
Background
Former president of PepsiCo and a tenured professor at Harvard Business School.
Founding Story
Andrall E. Pearson (1925-2006) served as the founding Chairman and CEO of Tricon Global Restaurants (now Yum! Brands) following its massive spin-off from PepsiCo in 1997. He brought strict corporate discipline and operational focus to the struggling fast-food portfolio, establishing the aggressive franchise model that allowed the brands to expand globally without massive capital expenditure. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Yum fourth-quarter 2025 earnings release (Yum! Brands, Inc.)
- Yum second-quarter 2026 earnings release (Yum! Brands, Inc.)