Joey Chui Yung Wat (Chinese: 屈翠容; pinyin: Qū Cuìróng; born c. 1971) is the chief executive officer of Yum China.
[10] After high school, Wat attended the University of Hong Kong, where she studied development economics.
[5] Then, she moved to the United States to attend Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management,[13] where she earned a Master's degree in Business Administration.
[1][18][19] In 2014, Wat left A.S. Watson Group and moved back to China, where she started working for Yum!
[24] Wat studied KFC's business for six months prior to her appointment and submitted a report to the board on her strategy shortly after starting.
[32] At the start of the pandemic, Wat temporarily closed one-third of Yum China's locations, most of which were re-opened a few weeks later.
[33][23] She has worked to improve Yum China’s supply chain and operations processes to launch a wider range of dine-in, delivery, and off-premise food items.