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Yum Restaurants International’s new CIO on old, new rolesYum Restaurants International’s new CIO on old, new roles

Baron Concors discusses digital progress at Pizza Hut U.S. and his new role with YRI

Alan Liddle, Senior Data & Events Editor

October 25, 2012

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Baron Concors, since late 2008 the chief information and digital officer for Yum! Brands Inc.’s segment-leading Pizza Hut division in the United States, recently was appointed to a new, similarly named post at Yum’s much larger international operations.

Concors left the Fedex Office chain in December 2008 to join Dallas-based Pizza Hut. His new role at Yum Restaurants International (YRI) involves operations in more than 118 countries — excluding China — outside the U.S.

“Over the last several years, Baron Concors has made a profound impact in shaping the brand’s information technology strategy and digital business,” Scott Bergren, chief executive officer of Pizza Hut U.S. and Yum Innovation, said in a statement about Concors,...

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About the Author

Alan Liddle

Senior Data & Events Editor

Alan is Senior Data & Events Editor for The Restaurant & Food Group within Informa Connect, including Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Hospitality, Food Management and Supermarket News. He joined NRN in 1984, covering the Pacific Northwest, and later added chief photographer duties, initiated NRN’s regular technology coverage, was on the development team for NRN.com and generated content for NRN’s early podcasting initiative, Podcast Central, beginning in 2006. Alan is senior researcher and data analyst for NRN and Supermarket News market data products, including Top 200 and SN75, and helps develop and present educational programs for conferences and webinars. A graduate of California State University at Fullerton and a former daily and weekly newspaper reporter, he resides in Salinas, Calif.

 

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