Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, has announced the appointment of three vice presidents to its international team.
Rini Ernawati has been promoted to regional vice president, Asia Pacific, Caner Gursoy has been promoted to regional vice president, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia, and Ashish Asthana has joined the company as vice president of international marketing. All three vice presidents will report to John Varughese, senior vice president, international.
Dave Hoffmann, Dunkin’ Brands CEO, said that the three executives’ collective industry and global experience will help to lead key growth segments for both Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin’. He said: “These appointments are another measure of our efforts to make Dunkin’ Brands a more field-centric organization so that our decision-making process is more nimble and occurs closer to the consumer.”
With more than 15 years of multinational experience as a finance and general management executive before joining Dunkin’ Brands, Ernawati was responsible for driving growth at some of the world’s most renowned global brands, including McDonald’s, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Carl Zeiss.
Before joining Dunkin’ Brands, Asthana was an executive with The Coca-Cola Company for more than 20 years in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.
Gursoy began his career with Dunkin’ Brands as an international business manager in 2012 and has subsequently held the roles of international operations director, Middle East, Africa and Australia, and managing director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia. Prior to joining Dunkin’ Brands, he was the head of Gloria Jean’s Coffees, UAE Operations for the master franchisee where he was responsible for all aspects of operations, restaurant development, marketing human resources and finance.
