Joey Wat is CEO of Yum China, a Fortune 500 Company, and has been a member of Yum China’s board of directors since 2017. Yum China separated from Yum! Brands, Inc. and became an independently listed company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2016. The Company was secondary-listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) in 2020 and became dual primary-listed on both the NYSE and the HKEX in 2022. Ms. Wat served as the President and COO of Yum China from 2017 – 2018, and as CEO of KFC China from 2015 – 2017.

Before joining YUM China Division in 2014, Ms. Wat served in both management and strategy positions at A.S. Watson of Hutchison Whampoa in the U.K. from 2004. Her last position at Watson was as Managing Director of Watson U.K. Before joining Watson, Ms. Wat spent seven years in management consulting including with McKinsey & Company in Hong Kong from 2000 to 2003.

Wat holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from Hong Kong University. Wat was included in the Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women list from 2020 to 2022, and Fortune’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business from 2018 to 2021.