CANTON, Mass., Oct. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin'
Brands, the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today
announced new roles for three of its senior executives.
Bill Mitchell, 50, has been named
President, Dunkin' Brands
International. Scott Murphy,
42, has been named Senior Vice President, Dunkin' Donuts Operations U.S. and
Canada, and Weldon Spangler, 50, has been promoted to Senior
Vice President, Baskin-Robbins U.S. and Canada.
With the organizational moves, Dunkin' Brands' international business has
been consolidated under the leadership of Bill Mitchell, giving him responsibility for
nearly 8,500 Dunkin' Donuts and
Baskin-Robbins restaurants located in 61 countries outside the U.S.
Mr. Mitchell joined Dunkin' Brands
in October 2010 and most recently had
responsibility for Baskin-Robbins in the U.S., Canada, and Japan, as well as for both brands in
China and Korea. Mr. Mitchell will
continue to report to Nigel Travis,
Dunkin' Brands Chairman and CEO,
and will continue to serve on the Dunkin' Brands leadership team.
In his new role, Scott Murphy
assumes operational responsibility for the more than 8,000
Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the
U.S. and Canada. He will report to
Paul Twohig, President, Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and Canada, and together they will be will be
focused on helping the Company achieve its goals of more than
doubling its current domestic restaurant footprint, driving
restaurant profitability, and recognizing significant margin upside
as the result of new technologies. Mr. Murphy will also continue to
serve as Chief Supply Officer (CSO), reporting to Nigel Travis, and will remain on the
Dunkin' Brands leadership team.
Mr. Murphy came to Dunkin' Brands
in March 2004 and was named CSO in
2013. Additionally, for the past ten years, he has served on the
Board of Directors of the National DCP, the Dunkin' Donuts franchisee-owned procurement
and distribution cooperative. Most recently, Mr. Murphy has also
had operational responsibility for Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins in
Europe and Latin America, an area which now falls under
Bill Mitchell.
With Mr. Mitchell's transition to International President,
Weldon Spangler will assume
operational and marketing responsibilities for the more than 2,500
Baskin-Robbins restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Spangler, who most recently was
Vice President, Dunkin' Donuts
Operations in the U.S. and Canada,
will provide dedicated leadership for the domestic segment of the
Baskin-Robbins business, which continues to demonstrate strong
potential. Mr. Spangler will now report to Nigel Travis, and will join the Dunkin' Brands leadership team.
"These three executives have contributed greatly to Dunkin' Brands' success and are eminently
qualified to help us capitalize on the tremendous growth
opportunities we have in the future," said Nigel Travis, Dunkin' Brands Chairman and CEO. "Each has a
unique blend of operational and general management experience, both
in the United States and
internationally, as well as a deep understanding of our franchised
business model. I am confident that in their new roles they will
enable us to continue to better support our franchisees, better
serve our guests and drive the profitable growth of our brands
around the world."
Prior to Dunkin' Brands, Mr.
Mitchell worked for Papa John's, ultimately serving as the
company's President, Global Operations. He has also held management
positions at a variety of other food service companies, including
AFC Enterprise, the RTM Restaurant Group and PepsiCo as part of the
KFC management team. Before entering the restaurant industry,
Mr. Mitchell served as an officer in the U. S. Army. He received
his Bachelor of Science degree from North
Georgia College.
Before joining Dunkin' Brands,
Mr. Murphy served in leadership roles with A.T. Kearney, a management consulting firm,
where he worked to identify operational and supply chain
opportunities for some of the firm's largest clients. He has a
Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown
University and an MBA from the MIT
Sloan School of Management.
Mr. Spangler spent more than 15 years in leadership positions
with Starbucks, both domestically and internationally, including
spending several years as Operations Officer in Japan over operations, marketing and store
development. He began his career at PepsiCo as part of the Taco
Bell management team and immediately prior to joining Dunkin' Brands, was a Division Vice President
for Knowledge Universe, an education services firm.
About Dunkin' Brands Group,
Inc.
With more than 19,000 points of distribution in nearly 60
countries worldwide, Dunkin'
Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) is one of the world's leading
franchisors of quick service restaurants (QSR) serving hot and cold
coffee and baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. At the end
of the third quarter 2015, Dunkin'
Brands' nearly 100 percent franchised business model included more
than 11,500 Dunkin' Donuts
restaurants and more than 7,600 Baskin-Robbins restaurants.
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. is
headquartered in Canton, Mass.
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