Taylor Montgomery serves as President of Jack in the Box since September 2026. Taylor is expected to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer within 12 months and will also join the Board at that time. He most recently served as Global Chief Brand Officer at Taco Bell, part of Yum! Brands, where he led the brand’s growth strategy, overseeing more than $18 billion in systemwide sales across over 9,000 restaurants. During his tenure, Taco Bell outpaced industry performance, including delivering over 7% sales growth, 3% restaurant growth, and 8% profit growth last year. Taylor spent more than a decade at Yum! Brands, holding leadership roles across brand marketing and innovation at Taco Bell and spearheading initiatives such as Live Más LIVE and the launch of Cantina Chicken. In 2024, he was named to Forbes’ World’s Most Influential CMOs list. He previously spent more than five years at Procter & Gamble, where he held brand strategy roles across multiple consumer brands.