LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND EXECUTIVE CHAIR APPOINTMENT
| Stock | Domino's PIZZA Enterprises Ltd (DMP.ASX) |
|---|---|
| Release Time | 2 Jul 2025, 9:33 a.m. |
| Price Sensitive | Yes |
Domino's Announces Leadership Transition and Executive Chair Appointment
- Group CEO and Managing Director Mark van Dyck to step down in December 2025
- Board initiates global search for new Group CEO
- Chairman Jack Cowin to assume role of Executive Chair on interim basis
Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (ASX: DMP) today announced that Group CEO and Managing Director Mark van Dyck has advised the Board of his intention to step down, with his departure to take effect on 23 December 2025. The Board has initiated a global search process to appoint a new Group CEO to lead the business through its next phase of growth. To support a smooth and effective transition, Chairman Jack Cowin will assume the role of Executive Chair on an interim basis, effective immediately, to work with Mr van Dyck and the executive team over the coming months. As part of this transition, Mr van Dyck has today stepped down as a director and will continue to support the Board and management until his departure at the end of the year. Mr Cowin is the largest shareholder and Chairman of Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. He is also Chairman and Managing Director of the CFAL Group, operator of Hungry Jack's - the exclusive master franchisee of Burger King in Australia - which operates over 480 restaurants and employs more than 25,000 people across Australia and New Zealand. Under his leadership, CFAL has grown to annual revenues exceeding $2.4 billion. Mr Cowin brings more than five decades of experience in the global quick-service restaurant sector, including being one of the founders of KFC in Australia, the founder of Hungry Jack's, and leading Domino's expansion into Europe and Asia. During his time at Domino's, Mr van Dyck reset core market business plans to improve topline performance, closed 205 underperforming stores (Japan, Europe, ANZ), removed low ROI spend and drove procurement excellence. He restructured leadership across IT, marketing and finance, adding capability, lifting accountability and establishing the fundamentals of the turnaround plan for Japan, including leadership change.
The Company remains committed to its current strategic direction, which includes strengthening franchisee profitability and operational simplicity, delivering cost efficiency and improved execution, and enhancing leadership capability across key markets.