Handel’s Ice Cream Appoints 10-Year Yum Brands Veteran as CFO
Naveen Dasa, who spent a decade at Yum Brands in finance roles across Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named CFO of Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream effective immediately. He will enhance financial insights and capital allocation to support expansion of the brand’s 175 outlets in 20 states.
1. CFO Appointment and Background
Naveen Dasa has been appointed CFO of Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream effective immediately. He joins following more than ten years in finance and strategy roles at Yum Brands, where he advanced through positions at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Yum corporate.
2. Strategic Growth Mandate
Under his remit, Dasa will develop data-driven financial insights, enforce disciplined capital allocation and implement scalable systems to fuel the chain’s next growth chapter and support franchisees nationwide.
3. Track Record at Yum Brands and Shake Shack
At Yum Brands, Dasa led Pizza Hut’s systemwide asset upgrade program impacting over 6,000 U.S. restaurants and helped design long-term remodeling strategies; he also held finance leadership roles at Shake Shack earlier in his career.
4. Company Footprint and Outlook
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream operates more than 175 locations across 20 states; with this leadership change, the brand aims to accelerate smart expansion and improve return on invested capital.