# Katherine Bond-Debicki

> Katherine Bond-Debicki is the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital Officer of KFC Canada, where she has led a shift from promotion-heavy retail marketing toward brand building, cultural participation, menu modernization and omnichannel growth. After beginning her career with Procter & Gamble in Ireland, she joined KFC in 2014, moved to the Canadian business in 2017 and became its senior marketing leader. Strategy named her one of its 2023 Marketers of the Year, while campaigns credited to her team have earned major Canadian and international recognition.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital Officer at KFC Canada
- **Organizations:** KFC Canada, KFC UK & Ireland, Yum! Brands, Procter & Gamble
- **Education:** Master's in Marketing, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Master's in Public Relations with New Media, Munster Technological University (formerly Cork Institute of Technology), Honours Bachelor of Commerce, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
- **Known for:** Named one of Strategy magazine's four 2023 Marketers of the Year., Led a reorganization of KFC Canada's 20-person marketing team that separated brand communications from retail communications and created dedicated brand-building roles., Helped launch KFC Canada's made-in-Canada 'Sorry, Utensils' brand platform in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked for Procter & Gamble in Ireland across baby, fabric and home-care portfolios.
- **2014** — Joined KFC as a brand manager in the UK and Ireland business.
- **2017** — Transferred to Canada as a senior brand manager.
- **2021** — Took leadership of KFC Canada's marketing portfolio as Chief Marketing Officer, spanning brand and retail communications, omnichannel marketing and food R&D.
- **2025** — Was publicly identified as KFC Canada's Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital Officer.

## Achievements

- Named one of Strategy magazine's four 2023 Marketers of the Year.
- Led a reorganization of KFC Canada's 20-person marketing team that separated brand communications from retail communications and created dedicated brand-building roles.
- Helped launch KFC Canada's made-in-Canada 'Sorry, Utensils' brand platform in 2023.
- The 2023 value platform 'Not Everybody's Happy, But You Will Be' doubled value consideration and produced a double-digit increase in quality perception, according to Strategy's profile.
- The KFC x KD collaboration delivered KFC Canada's highest brand consideration in five years and was recognized in the 2025 Strategy Awards.
- Credited as KFC Canada's Chief Marketing Officer on the 'Kyle F*cking Connor' campaign, which earned major 2025 sports-marketing recognition including Cannes Lions reported by her public LinkedIn activity.
- Credited on the award-winning Kentucky Fried Carols campaign, which turned a KFC bucket lid into a playable record.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Celebrated the 'Kyle F*cking Connor' campaign receiving one Gold and three Silver Cannes Lions in a public LinkedIn post.
- **2025-02** — Appeared as KFC Canada's Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital Officer in the launch of a Mike's Hot Honey menu partnership.
- **2025-01** — Discussed QSR disruption, consumer insight, cultural relevance and personalization on the BRANDED podcast.
- **2025** — Was credited on Strategy Award-winning work for KFC x KD and 'Finger Lickin' Injury Claims.'
- **2024-08** — Announced KFC Canada's largest brand partnership to that point, a cross-channel collaboration with KD spanning grocery products and restaurant menu items.

## Links

- Website: https://kfc.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-bond-debicki-69a94425

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Last updated: 2026-08-24