Dunkin’ Brand’s Franchisees Serve Up Brand New Professional Board Of Directors

Blue MauMau:

The DD Independent Franchise Owners, Inc. (DDIFO), which represents the largest association of Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees in the U.S., has officially announced its creation of a new board of directors, for the first time comprised of non-franchisees. Jim Coen, newly appointed as Clerk and Director of the DDIFO board, said it was an honor being part of a brand like Dunkin’ Donuts. ‘Dunkin’ has been an integral part of the Boston area for decades. It’s part of our culture here.’ Coen is the founder of Franchise Perfection and is Executive Director of the New England Franchise Association.

In announcing who the new members will be, DDIFO President Mark Dubinsky said, ‘This new board, comprised of five well-respected professionals, is perfectly aligned to act in the long-term best interests of our members. We wish to thank the previous board for their many years of dedicated service and intend to ask for their input going forward.’

In addition to Coen, the new DDIFO board of directors are Chairman Kevin McCarthy, a franchise attorney in Cohasset, Mass., and a former senior executive with the franchisor, Dunkin’ Brands; Vice Chairman Brendan Van Deventer, the Managing Partner of Riparian Partners, LTD., an investment banking firm in Rhode Island; Treasurer Joseph Kimball Jr., CPA, a partner in the firm Sansiveri, Kimball & McNamee which currently works with Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees; and Director Deborah Blondin, a Senior Vice President of the Franchise Finance Division of Sovereign Business Capital.