Nivera Wallani | Source | Chief Development Officer, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) at Yum! Brands

Nivera Wallani currently serves as the Chief Development Officer for KFC. As the brand’s senior Development leader, she oversees all new store development, existing store redevelopment and asset design activities to accelerate the company’s sales growth in 150 countries and territories and over 30,000 restaurants around the world. Prior to this role, Nivera was the President and General Manager for KFC Canada where she was responsible for the strategy, performance and management of the Canadian region. Nivera also drove the Canada business forward while serving as CFO, Director, Controller and Manager of Financial Planning. Her compelling strategic leadership led to a proven track record of sales growth, profit growth and restaurant development growth for the KFC brand in Canada over the past 10 years. As a woman in the C-suite of a global brand, Nivera is passionate about developing and creating opportunities for women across the company.