CANTON, Mass., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of
its mission to eventually have 18,000 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in
the U.S., Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent
company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today announced that
it has strengthened its executive operations team. With a focus on
becoming the country's leading beverage-led, on-the-go brand, the
Company has promoted Scott Murphy,
45, to Chief Operating Officer (COO) Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and
appointed veteran restaurant executive Rick Colón, 56, to the
newly-created position of Senior Vice President, Operations &
Development for Dunkin' Donuts U.S. Mr. Colón will report to
Scott Murphy, who will continue to
report to David Hoffmann, President,
Dunkin' Donuts U.S.
The Company also said it was moving responsibility for
restaurant development and construction to the operations team
under Mr. Murphy and Mr.Colón in order to make quicker and better
market-based decisions as it expands its footprint across the
country.
Mr. Murphy joined Dunkin' Brands in 2004 and most recently
served as Senior Vice President, Operations, Dunkin' Donuts U.S. In
this role, Mr. Murphy oversaw the field operations of more than
8,500 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the U.S., as well as the
manufacturing and supply chain functions. In his new position, he
will assume the additional responsibility of executing the annual
restaurant development plan.
Mr. Colón comes to Dunkin' Brands following a successful career
with McDonald's Corporation that spanned nearly 40 years. He began
working in the restaurants as a teenager and eventually worked in
leadership positions, first, for a large franchised organization
and then for the corporation, helping to guide and accelerate
numerous business turn-arounds. He rose to the position of East
Division President with responsibility for thousands of stores
across New England, New York and
the eastern seaboard, and finally was named South Zone President
where he had responsibility for 4,000 restaurants and $11 billion in systemwide sales across eleven
states. Throughout his time with the company, Mr. Colon's business
units consistently achieved year-over-year revenue growth and
profitability and optimized shareholder value.
"Scott and Rick are innovative, inspirational leaders who
understand every aspect of the restaurant industry, including most
importantly driving operational excellence, people development and
franchisee profitability," said Dave
Hoffmann. "Each has a unique blend of store operations and
general management experience, and both are eminently qualified to
help us capitalize on our tremendous growth opportunities. I am
confident that in their new roles they will enable us to continue
to better support our franchisees, better serve our guests and
accelerate the development of Dunkin' Donuts restaurants as we push
to become the country's leading beverage-led, on-the-go
brand."
During his nearly 14 years with Dunkin' Brands, Mr. Murphy has
served in a variety of positions, beginning in supply chain where
he was ultimately named Chief Supply Officer. For ten years Mr.
Murphy also served on the Board of Directors for the National DCP,
the Dunkin' Donuts franchisee-owned procurement and distribution
cooperative. He began working in international restaurant
operations in 2013 and was named Senior Vice President, Dunkin'
Donuts U.S. in 2015. Mr. Murphy earned his Bachelor of Science
degree from Georgetown University and
his M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of
Management.
In his nearly four decades with McDonald's, Mr. Colón served in
a number of key leadership roles in the U.S., including Zone
President for McDonald's South Zone, Division President and Senior
Vice President for the McDonald's East Division, and Vice President
and General Manager for the New
York Metro and Greater Southwest Regions. In those
positions, he was responsible for all aspects of managing the
restaurants, including operations, finance, restaurant development,
franchising, marketing, human resources, supply chain, government
relations, and communications. A long-time champion for diversity
and inclusion, Mr. Colón is the recipient of numerous industry and
corporate awards. He remains active in the community and serves on
numerous non-profit, hospital, and healthcare
boards.
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 third quarter 2017, Dunkin' Brands' 100 percent franchised
business model included more than 12,400 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants
and more than 7,900 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. Dunkin' Brands
Group, Inc. is headquartered in Canton,
Mass.
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