Tatiana Lambert has served as Vice President and U.S. Chief Development Officer for The Wendy’s Company since January 2024.
She leads the creation and execution of bold development strategies designed to drive footprint expansion across the U.S. for both franchisees and the Company. This includes accelerating new restaurant openings, recruiting new growth-oriented franchisees, and leading the development of traditional and non-traditional assets to build out target markets and optimize brand access.
Tatiana joins Wendy’s from Yum! Brands, where she was Interim Head of Development/Director of Development Strategy and Transformation for Pizza Hut U.S. She originally joined KFC/Yum! Brands in 2012 as Development Manager in South Africa. She later held roles of progressive leadership responsibility in franchise, corporate and non-traditional development including serving as Global Development Director for Pizza Hut leading development strategy, M&A and global franchise recruitment.