Kurt Kane serves as President and CEO of TruGreen. An innovative and people-first leader, Kurt brings more than 25 years of experience with a focus on employee engagement and customer satisfaction to achieve strong company growth.

Prior to joining TruGreen, he served as President, U.S., and Chief Commercial Officer at The Wendy's Company where he was responsible for record sales and profit growth while also improving the customer and crew member experience. Before his time at Wendy’s, Kurt held senior management roles at Yum! Brands, where he led and motivated frontline, service-oriented colleagues in the execution of innovative strategies to achieve significant growth at Yum!'s licensed brand Pizza Hut both in the U.S. and globally across 95 countries worldwide. In addition, Kurt has led brand and business transformations at Frito Lay, Molson Coors Brewing Company, and Procter & Gamble which unlocked outsized growth on several of America’s most beloved and well-known brands.

Kurt’s leadership and commitment will help lead TruGreen into its next chapter of growth.

Kurt also has served as an Air Defense Artillery officer in the United States Army, earned a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy, and received a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.