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Krispy Kreme names new chief marketing officer

September 15, 2010

Dwayne Chambers has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. He will assume the role on Sept. 27, leading all domestic and international marketing operations for the company.

Chambers has more than 20 years of quick-service restaurant marketing and brand development experience. Most recently, he served as SVP of marketing and brand development at Fuddruckers, and has also served as a senior marketing officer with Sonic, Red Robin and Noodles & Company.

"We are extremely excited to have found Dwayne Chambers, a top-level marketing executive," said Jim Morgan, Krispy Kreme's president and CEO. "Dwayne has the broad QSR marketing experience and brand development expertise to help us take our brand to the next level."

Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., Krispy Kreme has offered doughnuts and coffee since it was founded in 1937. The company now includes more than 630 locations in 20 countries.