Sept 9 (Reuters) - Yum Brands ( YUM ) named executive

Ranjith Roy as the KFC ( YUM ) parent's finance chief on Tuesday,

replacing Chris Turner who is taking over as CEO.

Roy had served as CFO of the e-commerce marketplace

Goldbelly and had spent more than 15 years with Goldman Sachs

before joining Yum Brands ( YUM ) as chief strategy officer and

treasurer in 2024.

Yum, in June, said Turner will take over the top job from

October 1, succeeding company veteran David Gibbs.

The company also said on Monday that executive Sean Tresvant

has been promoted to chief consumer officer and CEO of its Taco

Bell division.

The Louisville, Kentucky-headquartered Yum Brands ( YUM ), which has

about 61,000 restaurants globally, including Pizza Hut, had

missed analysts' estimates for the second quarter in August, hit

by higher ingredient costs and muted demand that weighed on its

businesses, including Taco Bell.