Yum! appoints Robert D. Walter to board
May 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has announced the appointment of Robert D. Walter, 62, to its board of directors. Walter is founder and executive director of Cardinal Health Inc., a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care.The appointment is effective May 15.
Walter founded Cardinal Health at the age of 26, transforming the company from its inception as a food wholesaler into the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Today, Cardinal Health is ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500 list, employing more than 40,000 people on five continents with annual revenues in excess of $87 billion.