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Dunkin’ Brands names new international division president

May 9, 2011

Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has appointed Neal Yanofsky to the newly created position of president, international.

He will report directly to Nigel Travis, Dunkin' Brands' CEO and president of Dunkin' Donuts.

Yanofsky will be responsible for strategically building the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands outside the United States and for delivering a consistent, but culturally relevant, brand experience to the company's international customers. Dunkin’ Brands currently includes more than 16,000 restaurants in 57 countries.

Yanofsky joins Dunkin' Brands from Generation Mobile, a venture-backed retailer of wireless products and services that operates in more than 20 states, where he served as CEO.

Prior, he served as president of Panera Bread where he helped more than double the number of restaurants during his five years with the company. Earlier in his career, Yanofsky served as vice president of Fidelity Ventures, the private equity arm of Fidelity Investments. He also served as chief marketing officer at Au Bon Pain during its period of most rapid growth.

"Neal is a strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to build successful companies," Travis said. "His vast knowledge of operations, finance and marketing make him ideally suited to lead our international operations, drive profitable growth and enhance support for our franchisees around the world. We are delighted to welcome him to Dunkin' Brands."  

Yanofsky has a bachelor of arts degree from HarvardCollege, a master of business administration from HarvardBusiness School, and was a postgraduate research fellow at London School of Economics. He is a visiting professor at Simmons Graduate School of Management, a member of the Collections Committee of the Harvard Art Museums and serves as board president of the West End House Boys and Girls Club.