Joey Wat

Joey Chui Yung Wat is a chief executive officer of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)

Wat started her career as a consultant at A.T. Kearney, and then from 2000 to 2003 as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Hong Kong.

She joined A.S. Watson Group UK in 2004, becoming head of strategy for over 10 countries in Europe and managing director of A.S. Watson Group UK. In September 2014, she moved back to China and joined Yum China, where she served as president of KFC China before being promoted to chief executive officer of KFC China in 2015. Wat then served as president and chief operating officer of Yum China and became a member of the firm's board of directors in 2017. Since March 1, 2018, she has served as its chief executive officer.