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Dunkin' adds digital business veteran to board, hits NYC milestone

July 10, 2013

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced the election of Carl Sparks to its board of directors, effective July 26. Sparks, 45, is the president and CEO of Travelocity Global.

"Carl is one of the pre-eminent business leaders in the digital business space, and we are delighted he has joined Dunkin' Brands' board of directors," said Nigel Travis, chairman and CEO, Dunkin' Brands. "With his extensive online and digital background, he will be a tremendous addition to our board. We look forward to benefitting from his insights as we continue to develop new and compelling programs to enhance the engagement with our communities worldwide."

Before joining Travelocity, Sparks served as president of Gilt Groupe, an online fashion and travel retailer. Sparks also spent five years implementing marketing programs in a variety of leadership roles for Expedia Inc., serving as general manager for Hotels.com North America, and as chief marketing officer for Expedia.com.

Sparks is a current member of the board of directors of Vonage Holdings Corp. He holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a B.S.E. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.

500th Dunkin' Donuts opens in NYC

Also this week, Dunkin' Donuts announced the grand opening of its 500th restaurant in New York City, which is a combination restaurant with Baskin-Robbins. Dunkin' Donuts is the largest national retailer in New York City in terms of locations, according to the company.

Located in the Times Square area of Manhattan at 323 West 42nd St., the new location features Dunkin' Donuts' and Baskin-Robbins' new restaurant design concepts, as well as the brands' full menus.

Rich Greenstein and Howard Novick are the franchise partners for this unit and operate 22 Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants in the New York City metro area. Greenstein and Novick opened their first restaurant with the brands in 2006.

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