Dunkin' Brands Reorganizes with CEO Nigel Travis at the Helm
CANTON, Mass. – Dunkin' Brands, holding company to franchise chains Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins, responded on Friday to rumors of more recent layoffs and reorganization at its world headquarters in Massachussets.Michelle King, Dunkin’ Brands director of global public relations, answered questions yesterday regarding the company’s reorganization plan for its management team. “The organizational changes at Dunkin’ Brands reflect our ongoing and continued efforts to streamline all areas of our business to allow us to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible. More importantly, they will help to strengthen the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands for the future.”
King confirmed that chief global communications officer Stephen J. Caldeira and senior vice president of communciations Margie Myers had left the company, stating, “We will be looking to replace Steve Caldeira and Margie Myers positions with one senior-level communications officer within the coming weeks. She also affirmed that Stephen Horn, chief legal officer, will now take responsibility for government affairs. Caldeira has been highly visible at Dunkin’ for the past two years, responding to much of the controversy surrounding the litigation and unrest within the franchisee community.
In her statement, King said, “As part of these organizational changes, we have reduced our workforce by approximately 50 positions, and at the same time, we have also introduced a new senior vice president of human resources and created several additional new senior-level positions to sustain our company’s growth and leadership to our franchisees. We will be looking to fill these positions within the coming weeks. We are looking forward to an exciting and successful remainder of 2009.”
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