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Item 9B. Other Information
Dunkin' Brands has a classified Board of Directors currently consisting of three classes. As a result of director resignations in
August 2012, four directors remained in each of Class I (with terms expiring in 2015) and Class III (with terms expiring in
2014) while no directors remained in Class II. On February 21, 2013, in order to balance the number of directors in the various
classes as contemplated by our certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors determined to re-designate each of Ralph
Alvarez and Anthony DiNovi from a Class I director to a Class II director, and re-designate Nigel Travis from a Class III
director to a Class II director. In order to comply with technical requirements of Delaware law, this re-designation was
implemented by each of Messrs. Alvarez, DiNovi and Travis resigning as a Class I or Class III, as applicable, member of the
Board of Directors and simultaneously being elected by the Board of Directors to be a Class II director with a term expiring at
our next annual meeting of stockholders in 2013.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Set forth below is certain information about our executive officers. Ages are as of February 22, 2013.
Nigel Travis, age 63, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Dunkin' Brands since January 2009. From 2005 through 2008,
Mr. Travis served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and on the board of directors of Papa John's International, Inc., a
publicly-traded international pizza chain. Prior to Papa John's, Mr. Travis was with Blockbuster, Inc. from 1994 to 2004, where
he served in increasing roles of responsibility, including President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Travis previously held
numerous senior positions at Burger King Corporation. Mr. Travis currently serves on the board of directors of Office Depot,
Inc. and formerly served on the boards of Lorillard, Inc. and Bombay Company, Inc.
Paul Carbone, age 46, was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on June 4, 2012. Prior to that, Mr.
Carbone had served as Vice President, Financial Management of Dunkin' Brands since 2008. Prior to joining Dunkin' Brands,
he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Tween Brands, Inc. Before Tween Brands, Mr.
Carbone spent seven years with Limited Brands, Inc., where his roles included Vice President, Finance, for Victoria's Secret.
John Costello, age 65, joined Dunkin' Brands in 2009 and currently serves as President, Global Marketing & Innovation. Prior
to joining Dunkin' Brands, Mr. Costello was an independent consultant and served as President and CEO of Zounds, Inc., an
early stage developer and hearing aid retailer, from September 2007 to January 2009. Following his departure, Zounds filed for
bankruptcy in March 2009. From October 2006 to August 2007, he served as President of Consumer and Retail for Solidus
Networks, Inc. (d/b/a Pay By Touch), which filed for bankruptcy in March 2008. Mr. Costello previously served as the
Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing at The Home Depot, Senior Executive Vice President of Sears, and
Chief Global Marketing Officer of Yahoo!. He has also held leadership roles at several companies, including serving as
President of Nielsen Marketing Research U.S.
Richard Emmett, age 57, was named Senior Vice President and General Counsel in December 2009. Mr. Emmett joined
Dunkin' Brands from QCE HOLDING LLC (Quiznos) where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary. Prior to Quiznos, Mr. Emmett served in various roles including as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary for Papa John's International. Mr. Emmett currently serves on the board of directors of Francesca's Holdings
Corporation.
Ginger Gregory, age 45, joined Dunkin' Brands as our Chief Human Resources Officer in March 2012. Ms. Gregory was
previously employed by Novartis AG, where she served in various senior positions since 2005, most recently as Global Head of
Human Resources for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics.
Giorgio Minardi, age 50, was named President, International of Dunkin' Brands in February 2012. Mr. Minardi joined Dunkin'
Brands from Autogrill Corporation, where he served from 2007 to 2011, most recently as Managing Director for Europe and
the Middle East. He also served as Autogrill's Chairman in Spain and Belgium, and as President in Switzerland. Mr. Minardi
previously held senior positions at Burger King Corporation from 2006 to 2007 and McDonald's Corporation from 1989 to
2005.
Bill Mitchell, age 48, joined Dunkin' Brands in August 2010 and currently serves as President, Baskin-Robbins U.S. and
Canada. Mr. Mitchell joined Dunkin' Brands from Papa John's International, where he had served in a variety of roles since
2000, including President of Global Operations, President of Domestic Operations, Operations VP, Division VP and Senior VP
of Domestic Operations. Prior to Papa John's, Mr. Mitchell was with Popeyes, a division of AFC Enterprises where he served in
various capacities including Senior Director of Franchise Operations.