Executive Vice President & Chief Financial and Growth Officer
Harmit Singh is our chief financial and growth officer. He is responsible for globally leading our finance, transformation office, investor relations, information security, strategic sourcing, real estate expansion (including franchisee), mergers, acquisitions and divestures and global talent hubs. Harmit leads the company’s global productivity initiative, with an emphasis on improving our structural economics to drive both growth and profitability.
Previously, Harmit was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation from August 2008 to December 2012. Prior to that, he spent 14 years at Yum! Brands, Inc. in a variety of global leadership roles, including senior vice president and chief financial officer of Yum Restaurants International. In these roles Harmit led the finance, M&A, supply chain and technology functions. Before joining Yum!, Harmit worked in various financial capacities for American Express India & Area Countries.
In 2019, Harmit joined the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) project, helping to establish the U.S. Chapter of the organization and mobilize other prominent financial leaders to promote the business case for sustainability. In 2021, he was named the U.S. Co-Chair of A4S. In 2023, Harmit is on the board of directors and the Compensation Committee of The AZEK® Company. Also in 2023, Harmit was awarded with the Larkin Street 2023 Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award, a coveted award given to CFOs whose contributions have significantly and uniquely impacted the San Francisco Bay Area business community. Harmit has served on the board of directors and the Audit Committee chair of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. Harmit also served on the board of directors and the Audit Committee of OpenText Corporation.
