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People

Yum! elevates Skeans to
chief operating officer
LOUISVILLE, KY. - Tracy Skeans was promoted to
chief operating officer at Yum! Brands, Inc.
A 20-year veteran of the company, Ms. Skeans was
named chief transformation and people officer in 2016.
She held several positions at Pizza Hut before that, including president of Pizza Hut International, chief people officer for Pizza Hut's global and US divisions, senior director of human resources and director of financial planning.
She serves on the board of directors for the Brown-Forman
Corp. and the Women's Foodservice Forum.
Her promotion to COO formalizes the expanded role
she already plays in driving cross-brand collaboration
on operational execution, people capability
and customer experience initiatives, Yum!
Brands said. She will retain her current responsibilities as chief transformation and
people officer and will continue reporting
to David Gibbs, chief executive officer of
Yum! Brands.
" Tracy and I share a people-first vision
Skeans
and passion for elevating the customer
and employee experience, which makes her the perfect
choice for chief operating officer in our next phase of
growth, " Mr. Gibbs said. " Tracy has been an invaluable
strategic partner to me and our global leadership team
as we have navigated through some of the most pivotal
milestones in our history, including our transformation
to a pure play franchisor in 2019 and more recently the
COVID-19 pandemic. " MBN

Superior
Consistent

Former Michigan Sugar
president and CEO dies
BAY CITY, MICH. - Ernest Flegenheimer, president
and chief executive officer of The Michigan Sugar Co.
from 1963 to 1993, died Feb. 2. He was 94 years old.
Mr. Flegenheimer was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Zurich,
Switzerland, the son of Albert and Helen (Stern) Flegenheimer, with Albert called a pioneer in the sugar industry. Ernest came to the United States in 1942 and was
naturalized in 1943.
He began his career in 1950 in New York
City and worked for Menominee Sugar Co.
in Green Bay, Wis., from 1954 to 1962 before
joining the Michigan Sugar Co. in 1963.
During his 30 years at The Michigan Sugar
Co. he oversaw the transformation of the
company's facilities.
Mr. Flegenheimer was preceded in death
Flegenheimer
by his wife, Marjorie. Survivors include two
sons, Eric and Mark (current president and CEO of The
Michigan Sugar Co.), and two daughters, Ellen and Lauren.
" Ernest will always be a beloved member of the Michigan Sugar family, and we know his impact went far beyond our footprint, " the company said. " Simply put, Ernest influenced and touched countless people during his
life and career. "
The Michigan Sugar Co. gives the Ernest Flegenheimer
Award annually to honor an employee for outstanding
wisdom, integrity and character. MBN
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