Dunkin' unveils organizational realignment
Dunkin' Brands Inc. today announced a realignment of its organizational structure by combining the US and international teams for its Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands.
Previously, US and international operations were under separate leadership, said the Canton-based company, which named two of its long-time executives to lead each brand.
The company, which was purchased by new owners in 2006, is embarked on major expansion plans that seek to turn Dunkin' Donuts, a stalwart in the Northeast, into a national powerhouse for coffee and baked goods.
Will Kussell, 49, was named president and chief brand officer for Dunkin' Donuts Worldwide; he formerly was Dunkin' Brands chief operating officer, a position that has been eliminated due to the realignment, the company said.
Srinivas Kumar, 45, previously vice president of international for Dunkin' Brands, will now assume the position of chief brand officer for the company's ice cream chain, Baskin-Robbins Worldwide, said the company, which added that Robert Rodriguez, president of Dunkin' Donuts US, was offered an opportunity to stay with the company but chose to leave to pursue other interests.
"This new alignment will result in a flatter and more streamlined organizational structure, while enhancing our ability to share innovations and best practices around the world," Jon Luther, Dunkin' Brands chairman and chief executive, said in a statement.
Dunkin' Brands said that at the end of 2006, there were 7,293 Dunkin' Donuts franchised restaurants and 5,838 Baskin-Robbins franchised restaurants and that those restaurants had system-wide sales of about $6.4 billion.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
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