CANTON, Mass., May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts
(DD) and Baskin-Robbins (BR), today announced that Kate Jaspon, interim CFO, has been promoted to
the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective
June 5, 2017. She will serve on the
Dunkin' Brands Executive Leadership Team and will report directly
to Dunkin' Brands' Chief Executive Officer Nigel Travis.
"Several weeks ago, Kate seamlessly stepped into the role of CFO
on an interim basis, and we are delighted to now officially offer
her the position," said Nigel
Travis, Dunkin' Brands' Chairman and CEO. "Kate has
made significant contributions to our organization and she has
helped lead us through a number of important transactions,
including our IPO and follow-on equity offerings, securitization
and several debt restructurings, and has overseen the
implementation of our enterprise risk management program. With her
thorough knowledge of our business, her background in financial
planning, analysis and reporting, as well as her accounting and
treasury management skills, Kate will be critical to help us
achieve both short- and long-term goals," said
Travis.
In her role as Dunkin' Brands CFO, Jaspon will have
responsibility for accounting, corporate tax, investor relations
and competitive intelligence in addition to her current
responsibilities for global financial planning and analysis,
business analytics, debt and cash management, electronic payments
and insurance.
Jaspon was appointed interim CFO in April and replaces Dunkin'
Brands CFO Paul Carbone, who left
the company to take a new position as the Chief Operating Officer
at a specialty retail chain.
An eleven-year Dunkin' Brands veteran, Ms. Jaspon joined Dunkin'
Brands as Assistant Controller in 2005. She was later promoted
to Vice President, Controller and Corporate Treasurer, and since
2014 has held the title of Vice President, Finance and Treasury.
Ms. Jaspon came to Dunkin' Brands from KPMG LLP, the international
financial services corporation, where she spent eight years
supporting both public and private companies as an auditor. A
certified public accountant, Ms. Jaspon is a graduate of
Babson College.
"I look forward to working with the company leadership and our
franchisee community to execute against our six-part strategy
designed to drive growth and long-term competitive differentiation
by positioning Dunkin' as a beverage-led, to-go brand," said
Kate Jaspon, Chief Financial
Officer, Dunkin' Brands.
Dunkin' Brands also announced that Dennis McCarthy, Vice President, Financial
Management, has been appointed Vice President, Finance &
Treasury, and will expand his responsibilities to oversee both the
Finance and Treasury teams. He will continue to report to
Kate Jaspon, Chief Financial
Officer.
About Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
With more than 20,000
points of distribution in more than 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 first quarter 2017, Dunkin' Brands' 100 percent franchised
business model included more than 12,200 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants
and more than 7,800 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton,
Mass.
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