CANTON, Mass., March 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts
(DD) and Baskin-Robbins (BR), today announced that Paul Carbone, Dunkin' Brands Chief Financial
Officer (CFO), is leaving the Company effective April 21, 2017, for a general management position
in the specialty retail industry, where he worked prior to joining
Dunkin' Brands. Kate Jaspon, Dunkin'
Brands Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, has been appointed to
serve as interim CFO upon his departure. The Company is undertaking
a comprehensive search for a permanent CFO and will consider both
internal and external candidates. Ms. Jaspon will report directly
to Dunkin' Brands CEO Nigel Travis
and 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.
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.
"Kate is a talented financial executive with a deep
understanding of Dunkin' Brands. 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 is well
qualified to lead our world-class financial team during this
transition period," said Travis. "We thank Paul for his significant
contributions to the Company and wish him well in his new
position."
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 fourth quarter 2016,
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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