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2025 Honoree

Juan Carlos (Carl) Loredo

President, Pizza Hut US

Juan Carlos (Carl) Loredo serves as President of the Pizza Hut U.S. division, reporting directly to the Global Pizza Hut Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Carl is responsible for leading the U.S. team and driving the business’s growth in collaboration with franchisee partners.

Before joining Pizza Hut, Carl served as Wendy’s Global Chief Marketing Officer, leading the successful launches of the chain’s breakfast business and consumer facing digital business, which achieved over $1 billion and $2 billion in annual sales respectively. Carl also led his team to prestigious recognition at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the Keeping Fortnite Fresh campaign and was instrumental in creating Wendy’s Campaign for Growth Initiative, a strategic multi-year vision for accelerating revenue and profitability growth. Prior to Wendy’s, Carl held various leadership roles at Omnicom, Craftmade, and PepsiCo.

Carl, his wife Kelley, and their 17-year-old twins Ainsley and Gage enjoy sharing travel adventures and cheering for the University of Texas Longhorns.