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Yum Brands promotes Elias Oxendine to chief information security officerYum Brands promotes Elias Oxendine to chief information security officer

Previously, he served in multiple information security roles with the Taco Bell and KFC parent company

Joanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

January 21, 2022

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Yum Brands announced the promotion of Elias Oxendine from senior director of IT, government risk and compliance to vice president, chief information security officer, where he will be reporting directly to Yum Brands chief digital and technology officer, Clay Johnson.

“While all of Yum’s employees are protectors of our company information, having a CISO who is not only a subject matter expert but also a proven visionary leader is critical – and I’m elated that we have just that person in Elias,” Johnson said in a company statement on the appointment.

Elias_Oxendine.jpgIn his new role, Oxendine will be responsible for Yum’s global technology risk management (GTRM) function and will establish processes designed to protect the company.

He joined Yum in June 2020 as director overseeing the Yum Brands IT organization’s governance risk and compliance, and was later promoted to senior director of the department, where he was in charge of communicating to the board of directors oversight and audit committees. 

Before joining Yum, Oxendine held multiple IT and security positions of leadership at Brown-Forman and GE and was previously an associate brand manager with Kraft Foods Group. Oxendine is a U.S. Navy veteran and served our country as a naval officer for six years.

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Joanna Fantozzi

Senior Editor

Joanna Fantozzi is a Senior Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She has more than seven years of experience writing about the restaurant and hospitality industry. Her editorial coverage ranges from profiles of independent restaurants around the country to breaking news and insights into some of the biggest brands in food and beverage, including Starbucks, Domino’s, and Papa John’s.  

Joanna holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and creative writing from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree in arts and culture journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Prior to joining Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group in 2018, she was a freelance food, culture, and lifestyle writer, and has previously held editorial positions at Insider (formerly known as Business Insider) and The Daily Meal. Joanna’s work can also be found in The New York Times, Forbes, Vice, The New York Daily News, and Parents Magazine. 

Her areas of expertise include restaurant industry news, restaurant operator solutions and innovations, and political/cultural issues.

Joanna Fantozzi has been a moderator and event facilitator at both Informa’s MUFSO and Restaurants Rise industry events. 

Joanna Fantozzi’s experience:

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (August 2021-present)

Associate Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (July 2019-August 2021)

Assistant Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (Oct. 2018-July 2019)

Freelance Food & Lifestyle Reporter (Feb. 2018-Oct. 2018)

Food & Lifestyle Reporter, Insider (June 2017-Feb. 2018)

News Editor, The Daily Meal (Jan. 2014- June 2017)

Staff Reporter, Straus News (Jan. 2013-Dec. 2013)

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