He noted that when Starbucks moved into the village, there was similar fear about a nationally branded operation.
Dina Howell, who had been vice president for global media and brand operations at Procter, joined Saatchi & Saatchi X as worldwide chief executive.
The merger saw Uber hand over its branding, operations and data to Didi in exchange for a 20% stake of the company.
(Ms. Smith's title at Elle had been senior vice president and chief brand officer. Ms. Welch will now devote her full time to her regular post, vice president for brand operations).
Earlier this month, Ralcorp announced that it was buying the Sara Lee Corporation's North American refrigerated dough business for $545 million, a deal meant to further bolster Ralcorp's private-brand operations.
Martin Inglis, 50, the vice president for Ford brand operations in North America, is the top candidate to replace Mr. Wallace, while Nick Scheele, 57, the chairman of Ford of Europe, will replace Mr. Inglis.
Yum! Brands operations include Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell, among other chains.
Previously, he was head of the company's European and luxury-brand operations, which he was credited with bringing back to profitability.
What's interesting about Via is that while it is building its direct to consumer, own-brand operations, it also has been inking licensing deals with third parties that are already established in various places.
He returned, rose to head the brands operations in Italy and Switzerland before becoming CEO in America.
