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Dunkin' Brands promotes presidents to accelerate global growth

October 31, 2013

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced that it is expanding the roles of Paul Twohig, president, Dunkin' Donuts U.S. and Canada, and Bill Mitchell, president, Baskin-Robbins U.S. and Canada, to include international regions as the company seeks to accelerate the growth of both brands worldwide.

In addition to his current position, Twohig, 60, will assume responsibility for the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands in Europe and Latin America. He will also oversee global development for both brands. Mitchell, 48, will add the oversight of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins in Korea, Japan and China to his responsibilities.

Responsibility for the company's brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia will remain with Vice President John Varughese, 48, who will also begin to oversee both brands in India.

Twohig, Mitchell and Varughese will report directly to Nigel Travis, CEO and chairman.

Also, as a result of these changes, Giorgio Minardi, president, Dunkin' Brands International, will be leaving the company.

Twohig joined Dunkin' Brands in 2009. Prior, he held leadership positions with Burger King, served as COO for Panera Bread Company, and most recently was division senior vice president for Starbucks.

Mitchell came to Dunkin' Brands in 2010 from Papa John's where he had held the position of president, Global Operations. Earlier in his career he was with AFC Enterprises (Popeyes') and with PepsiCo on the KFC management team.

"I am excited about the enormous opportunity that exists internationally for Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, and believe we can almost double our current number of restaurants outside the U.S. to 15,000 locations," Travis said. "By broadening the roles of Paul Twohig and Bill Mitchell, two seasoned and successful executives, we plan to apply the processes and disciplines we have used successfully in the U.S. to our international operations."

Travis also thanked Minardi for his contributions to the company, and recognized him for leading the first step of the brands' international reorganization.

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