John Derkach

John Derkach is currently a Director at Brava LLC, Hualian Costa (Beijing) Food & Beverage Management Co. Ltd., Newincco 1382 Ltd., and Bistrot Pierre 1994 Ltd. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at Yum!.
Restaurants Europe Ltd. from 2002 to 2012, and as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Casual Dining Group Ltd. from 2013 to 2014.
He was also the Executive Chairman at EAT Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman at Le Bistrot Pierre Ltd., and Managing Director at Milton 1 Ltd. Dr. Derkach was the Marketing Director at Whitbread Plc from 1994 to 2012, and the Managing Director at Costa Ltd. from 2006 to 2012.
He was an Independent Director at Food Delivery Brands Group SA from 2016 to 2020.
Dr. Derkach also served as the Assistant Vice President-Spain & Portugal at PepsiCo, Inc. from 1984 to 1994, and as the Vice President-Spain & Portugal at Pepsi-Cola International Ltd. (New York) in 1994.
He was a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble Co. from 1978 to 1981, and a Group Manager-Products at Playtex Apparel, Inc. Dr. Derkach received his undergraduate degree from Downing College in 1978.