Domino’s Pizza Inc. has named Jeffrey Lawrence chief financial officer, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company said Thursday.
Lawrence will replace Michael Lawton, who will retire after 16 years with the company. The changes will be effective in August.
“I can’t say enough great things about these executives,” Domino’s CEO J. Patrick Doyle said in a statement. “Mike has not only been a terrific CFO, but a strong former leader of our international business, as well as a talented and flexible general business manager who has helped me by running both our IT and supply chain businesses during transition times.”
Lawrence is currently Domino’s treasurer, and has been with the company since 2000.
“Jeff has very deep institutional knowledge, having served in just about every area of finance we have, and was the VP and corporate controller when we took the company public in 2004,” Doyle said. “He’s been central to virtually every major transaction we have completed. He, too, has had experience in our international division, a critical perspective for this key leadership role.”
Lawrence began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen, and started at Domino’s as director of financial reporting. He took several different positions over the years before he was named treasurer in January 2014. He is a graduate of Wayne State University and has an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Lawton joined Domino’s in 1999 as head of finance for the company’s international division. He was named executive vice president of international in 2004, and was appointed CFO in August 2010.
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