Promotion of Jack Clare to newly created role highlights investment in technology
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Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. has promoted Jack Clare to the newly created position of chief information and strategy officer, the company said Tuesday.
Clare has served as Dunkin’ Brands’ chief information officer for the past three years. In his new role, he will continue to oversee the Canton, Mass.-based company’s global information technology resources, and will also focus on developing strategies to drive future success, the company said. Clare will report to chief financial officer Paul Carbone.
“Jack is the ideal person to fill this new position and will continue to help us retain our leadership position as a technology leader in our category,” Carbone said in a statement.
“Since joining Dunkin’ Brands, he has implemented numerous leading-edge technologies designed to improve the guest experience and increase franchisee profitability, including his work on the DD Perks loyalty program, the implementation of Baskin-Robbins online cake ordering, and our ongoing tests of new methods of mobile payment and advance ordering,” Carbone continued.
“Jack also has considerable experience working for international companies and developing strategic solutions to meet the needs of a franchisee-focused business model. I look forward to working with him in this new leadership role to develop and implement the programs, initiatives and technologies that will drive Dunkin’ Brands’ future success.”
Before joining Dunkin’ Brands, Clare was vice president, IT, and chief information officer for the international division of Yum! Brands Inc. Prior to that, he was vice president, technical services, at Constellation Brands. He has held various senior IT management roles with marketing consultant Sapient Corp.
Dunkin’ Brands is the franchisor to the more than 11,300-unit Dunkin’ Donuts and more than 7,500-unit Baskin Robbins brands.
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