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Dunkin' Brands president announces retirement

April 28, 2016

Dunkin' Brands announced today that Paul Twohig will retire as the brand's president at the end of the first quarter of 2017. The parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins plans to name a successor for Twohig, 62, before the end of the year and is conducting a search that will consider both internal and external candidates, according to a company press release.

Twohig will remain in his position with responsibility for Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and Canada operations as well as global franchising and store development for both Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, until a successor is appointed. After that, he will remain actively involved with the company until he retires next year. He will continue to report to Nigel Travis, Dunkin' Brands chairman and CEO. Dunkin' Brands also announced the promotions of Chris Fuqua, 41, to SVP, Dunkin' Donuts Brand Marketing, Global Consumer Insights & Product Innovation; and Scott Hudler, 43, to chief digital officer. Both will continue to report to Travis.

"Since joining the Company in 2009, Paul has been a major contributor to Dunkin' Brands' success," Travis said. "He has led the efforts of the Dunkin' Donuts U.S. team to drive strong franchisee profitability and same-store sales, to deliver an outstanding restaurant experience, and to develop our restaurant footprint across the country."

During Twohig's tenure, the brand increased its domestic Dunkin' Donuts store count by more than 30 percent, adding more than 2,000 net restaurants across the country, Travis said.

"Paul has also consistently focused on people development, and as a result, we have strong operations and development teams in place ready to take our brands to new levels of success," he said. "I greatly appreciate all that Paul has done for Dunkin' Brands and am confident that when he retires a year from now, he will leave us even better positioned for the future."