NPC Announcement – Welcome, Steve Layt!
I am excited to announce the addition of Steve Layt, the new President and CEO of our Pizza Hut Division. Steve brings a ton of leadership and restaurant experience to our NPC Family, and we could not be happier to have him on our team.
As a nationally certified executive coach, Steve most recently lead his own global consulting and executive coaching firm that partnered with restaurant and retail organizations on improving their operational effectiveness, people development and results. Prior to launching his own firm, Steve was the President of Applebee’s, the worlds largest casual dining restaurant company, based out of Kansas City.
Steve started his 30-year restaurant career as a Cashier at KFC in Australia. He slowly but surely worked his way through just about every operational leadership position within the industry, including senior roles within YUM Brands and its Pizza Hut Division where Steve was a Head Coach responsible for the Franchise Operations of half of the United States.
As well as his significant restaurant talents, Steve is also an FAA licensed private pilot and is a former volunteer rescue crew medic for the Australian State Emergency Services. In 2014, on the 25th anniversary of one of Australia’s worst transport accidents, Steve was honored with the prestigious “Premiers Award” in Australia for his extraordinary contributions as a first-responder to that disaster.
Steve lives in Overland Park with his wife of 25 years, Nikki, and their three children – Emily, 18, Lachlan, 17 and Chelsea, 12. When Steve’s not working, he loves to sail, cook and spend time with his family. The biggest item on Steve’s bucket-list is his dream to circumnavigate the globe in his sailboat someday.
Please join me in welcoming Steve to the NPC Family!
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Jim Schwartz
President and CEO
It was great to meet you Steve! Welcome to our NPC family!
Welcome to NPC Steve. You’re going to love it!
Welcome to the Family Steve! We look forward to working with you.
Thanks Joan!
Thanks Everyone for your warm welcome via email and here on NPC Connect.. Really appreciate it!
It was great meeting you at the AGM Conference this week! Welcome to NPC & glad to have you with us!
great to meet you too Tim. Look forward to all we will accomplish!
Welcome to the family!
Thankyou Mary!
Welcome to the family. We look forward to working with you.
I look forward to seeing you in restaurants also. Thanks
Welcome aboard Steve, Glad to have your knowledge and leadership with us.
I’m certainly glad to be here! Thanks Rodney!
Congratulation in joining the NPC family. As I could tell when I met with you at the conference in Ashville, you are such an intelligent gentleman. Wish you much success.
Thanks Mohammed. It was a pleasure meeting you!
welcome to the family
Congrats!!!!
Steve, it was great to meet you this week and I look forward to seeing you in the field!
Steve, It was a pleasure meeting you, welcome to NPC!
Welcome to NPC
Congrats and I enjoyed our conversation.
Welcome Mr. Layt! It was a pleasure meeting you at the conference. My team and I look forward to working with you and hopefully you’ll have an opportunity to visit us in Nashville, TN soon.
Brian Hoogs
NVL Area 271
Welcome to the greatest team around. Looking forward to your leadership.
Welcome aboard boss, it will be a pleasure to achieve greatness with you on the team!
Steve, It was great to see you last week in NC and catch up.
Good to have you on the team!