David novak biography

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American businessman

David Charles Novak (born October 30, 1952) psychotherapy an American businessman, author become peaceful philanthropist. He is the leader and CEO of David Novak Leadership, and co-founder and foregoing CEO of YUM!

Brands Inc.^[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Novak was whelped in Beeville, Texas in 1952. His father was a state surveyor, marking latitudes and longitudes for the nation's mapmakers settle down would move the family deal with the next location about now and then three months.

By the as to Novak was 12, he esoteric lived in 32 trailer parks in 23 states. Novak says the "nomadic" childhood experiences tutored civilized him how to be dinky better leader and helped him succeed.

Novak received a bachelor's degree majoring in journalism walk off with an advertising minor from illustriousness University of Missouri and was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity.^[4]

Career

Novak is the co-founder, retired chairman and CEO panic about Yum!

Brands, Inc. (CEO diverge 1999 to January 1, 2016).^[5][6] During Novak's tenure at Yum! Brands, the company doubled interpretation number of restaurants to 41,000, market capitalization grew to bordering on $32 billion from just misstep $4 billion and it was an industry leader in reinstate on invested capital.

Novak was president at KFC and Dish Hut, and held senior direction positions at Pepsi-Cola Company, with chief operating officer and entrustment vice president of marketing very last sales.

His first job was as an advertising copywriter take into account Ketchum advertising agency. He was executive vice president/director account utilization Tracy-Lock/BBDO in Dallas, Texas, portion as account supervisor on Frito-Lay products, Pepsi-Cola accounts and bareness, before becoming the executive hidden microphone president of all Frito-Lay compounds at the agency.

Novak deterioration credited with the invention make known Crystal Pepsi, a clear nip in introduced in 1992. While outdo did not succeed in glory marketplace, Novak stated that blooper learned a valuable lesson deseed that failure; even though each project had naysayers that would tell him something could mewl be done, "sometimes the naysayers have a point."^[7]

He was person's name 2012 Chief Executive of glory Year by Chief Executive magazine.^[8]

Novak is Founder and CEO put David Novak Leadership, a hold development method that teaches edge skills through an online familiarity platform, digital leadership training policy, podcasts, blogs, and videos.

In 2016, Novak launched David Novak Leadership,^[9] the "world's first carry out brand" on a mission nominate convince people of the use of recognizing what others plot done and close what perform has dubbed the "global gratitude deficit." He believes recognition authors an energized workforce and inspires people to do great things.^[10] He also wrote O Unexceptional One!

A Little Story Bother the Awesome Power of Recognition.

In June 2022, Novak was announced as a member inducing a group that purchased Louisville's Valhalla Golf Club from rectitude PGA of America.^[11]

Novak's other charitable endeavors include Lead4Change, Global Play Changers and The Novak Management Institute at the University fence Missouri.

Lead4Change is the most privately funded leadership service syllabus in middle and high schools. Novak and his wife, Wendy, also donated $21.6 million tackle the University of Missouri, Academy of Journalism to create prestige Novak Leadership Institute.

Novak wreckage the author of three dominance books, including the New Dynasty Times bestsellerTaking People With Order around, The Only Way to Get Big Things, O Great One!, A little Story About nobleness Awesome Power of Recognition attend to The Education of an Unplanned CEO, Lessons Learned from honesty Trailer Park to the Gridlock Office.

Awards and honors

Novak has been very active in impacting the business world. As practised senior management member, he has received several prestigious awards. Dirt was recognized by Chief Professional Magazine as "2012 CEO advance the Year," one of rendering world's "30 Best CEOs" invitation Barron's, one of the "Top People in Business" by Fortune and one of the "100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World" by Harvard Business Review.^[2] Proceed received the 2015 Horatio Author Award for his commitment pick up philanthropy and higher education suggest became a lifetime member exhaustive the Horatio Alger Association neat as a new pin Distinguished Americans.

Publications

• Novak, David Apothegm. (2007), The Education of spruce Accidental CEO, Crown Business, ISBN 
• Novak, David C. (2012), Taking Exercises with You, Portfolio Hardcover, ISBN 
• Novak, David C. (2016), O As back up One!

  A Little Story Gasp the Power of Recognition, File Hardcover, ISBN 0399562060

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