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 launch of the chain’s breakfast business, which achieved over $1 billion in annual sales. Carl 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 Frito-Lay.
Carl, his wife Kelley, and their 16-year-old twins Ainsley and Gage enjoy sharing travel adventures and cheering for the University of Texas Longhorns.