ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's Pizza
(NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery,
announced today that Kevin S.
Morris (56) will be joining its global leadership team
as Executive Vice President – General Counsel, reporting to
Domino's CEO J. Patrick
Doyle, effective Jan. 3,
2017.
Morris was most recently senior vice president, general counsel
and corporate secretary for New
York-based Equinox Holdings, Inc. and its various operating
subsidiaries and affiliates, which own and operate a portfolio of
lifestyle brands that include Equinox®, SoulCycle®, Blink Fitness®,
Pure Yoga® (within the U.S.) and Equinox Hotels. His extensive
experience includes operating his own private legal practice;
serving as vice president and associate general counsel at Global
Hyatt Corporation; as senior international attorney and staff
director at McDonald's Corporation; and as an attorney at DLA Piper
(formerly Rudnick & Wolfe).
"Kevin has extensive global experience in all critical legal
functions – from mergers and acquisitions to major financing
transactions; from corporate governance to intellectual property
protection – and he's worked for some of the world's most
well-respected brands," said Doyle. "I am thrilled to have a
professional of Kevin's caliber joining the Domino's team."
Morris holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and an
undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Illinois. Morris and his wife, Karen,
will be relocating to the Ann Arbor,
Michigan area.
About Domino's Pizza®
Founded in 1960,
Domino's Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery,
with a significant business in carryout pizza. It ranks among the
world's top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of
more than 13,200 stores in over 80 markets. Domino's had global
retail sales of over $9.9 billion in
2015, with more than $4.8 billion in
the U.S. and nearly $5.1 billion
internationally. In the third quarter of 2016, Domino's had global
retail sales of nearly $2.5 billion,
with over $1.2 billion in the U.S.
and nearly $1.3 billion
internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise
owners who accounted for over 97% of Domino's stores as of the
third quarter of 2016. Emphasis on technology innovation helped
Domino's reach an estimated $4.7
billion annually in global digital sales at the end of 2015,
and has produced several innovative ordering platforms including
Facebook Messenger, Samsung Smart TV®, Apple Watch,
Amazon Echo, Twitter and text message using a pizza emoji. In late
2015, Domino's announced the design and launch of the
DXP®, a purpose-built pizza delivery vehicle, as well as
Piece of the Pie Rewards™, its first digital customer loyalty
program.
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