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Dunkin' Brands creates new IT-focused position

August 19, 2010

Dunkin Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has named Ken Chaisson as its newly-created vice president of IT, retail technology deployment and support services.

Chaisson will report to Dan Sheehan, SVP and chief information officer for the company. His role will include leading the IT teams responsible for IT communications, retail technology deployment, support and centralized point of sales menu and item management.

He will work closely with the IT leadership team, operations, development and marketing departments, retail technology partners and the Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee IT sub-committee to help domestic franchisees.

Chaisson most recently served as vice president of IT for Legal Sea Foods. He has also worked in the IT department at ZOOTS, Reebok International Ltd., and Staples. He holds an M.B.A. from Babson College and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Boston College. 

"I am very excited to be joining Dunkin' Brands, a premier quick service restaurant company that is on the forefront of leveraging technology to help improve company systems and store-level systems to drive franchisee profitability," said Chaisson.