Yum was spun off from PepsiCo in 1997, when Mr Novak was running KFC and Pizza Hut in the US. He passed on an opportunity to run Frito-Lay, PepsiCo’s snack business, so that he could continue developing his restaurant expertise. Four years later he was named Yum’s chief executive.

1997年，百胜脱离百事(PepsiCo)，当时诺瓦克正在管理肯德基和必胜客的美国业务。他把经营百事休闲食品业务菲多利(Frito-Lay)的机会让给他人，这样他就能继续发展他在餐饮业的专长。4年后，他被任命为百胜首席执行官。

Mr Novak now teaches leadership training programmes and recently authored a book, Taking People With You, but his early days did not foretell his fast ascent to the top of one of the best known US corporations.

诺瓦克现在教授领导能力培训课程，最近还写了一本书，名为《超级领导力》(Taking People With You)，但他早年的经历并没有预示出，他会快速成长为美国最知名企业之一的领袖。

Born in Texas, Mr Novak lived in 23 US states by the time he reached seventh grade. His father was a government surveyor and his family had to relocate frequently, living in trailer parks and changing schools. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri and worked in advertising for a decade before taking a marketing job at Pizza Hut in 1986.

诺瓦克生于美国德克萨斯州，在升入7年级之前，他的足迹曾遍及美国23个州。他的父亲是一位政府测绘员，因此他们全家不得不多次迁移，他们曾经生活在拖车公园，还不断地换学校。他曾在密苏里大学(University of Missouri)读资讯，在广告业工作过10年，1986年，他得到了一份在必胜客的营销工作。

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