Unite 502 speaker series w/ Jonathan Ojany CFO of KFC U.S.

Jonathna Ojany was named CFO of KFC U.S. effective May, 1st, 2023. As CFO, Ojany will be responsvible for building and executing a strategy for the KFC U.S. business, and overseeing finance plans designed to achieve growth, revenue and profit targets. 

He joins KFC from The Coca-Cola Company, where he spent eight years in regional and global strategy and operational leadership roles based in Africa and the U.S. Most recently, he was VP and head of Center Strategy and Operations, where he led a wide range of global initiatives, many in conjunction with Coca-Cola’s franchise bottling partners. At Coca-Cola, he also held roles as the chief of staff to the global president, and chief operating officer as well as the head of strategy, planning, insights, and analytics for a majority of its Africa business.

Prior to The Coca-Cola Company, Ojany spent two years in the hospitality industry with Intercontinental Hotels Group as director of Global Strategy and Planning. He also has extensive strategy and management consulting experience, having spent five years at McKinsey and Company, leading teams that effectively advised clients on key strategic, operational, and transformational initiatives.

Ojany has an MBA in finance and management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and two Bachelor of Science degrees (honors), one in civil engineering and the other in architectural engineering, both from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He was also recently named a Presidential Leadership Scholar.