Yum! Brands gains after insider Ranjith Roy named CFO

** Shares of KFC parent Yum! Brands YUM.N up ~2% to $147.48

** Appoints Ranjith Roy as chief financial officer

** Co's current chief financial & franchise officer, Chris Turner, to step into CEO role, effective October 1

** Before joining YUM in 2024 as chief strategy officer and treasurer, Roy served as CFO of ecommerce marketplace Goldbelly

** YUM also promotes Sean Tresvant to Yum! Brands’ chief consumer officer and CEO of Taco Bell

** YTD, the stock has risen 9.7%, including session moves