Nigel Travis | |
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Alma mater | Middlesex University |
Occupation | Chairman and CEO |
Board member of | Chairman of Dunkin' Brands |
Nigel Travis is an English businessman and corporate executive.
Travis has been the CEO of the Dunkin' Brands group since January 2009. He has served the board at other corporations, including Papa John's International and Blockbuster LLC.
Travis was born in East London into an entrepreneurial family. His father had several businesses including a twine and rope wholesaling business, and a toy distribution business. When Nigel was 18 he started working as a disc jockey.
Travis has a degree in human resources and continued to work in the field for 20 years.
In 2001 Travis was hired by Blockbuster Inc. as president and chief operating officer, and stayed for four years.
In 2005 he was hired by Papa John's Pizza to serve as president and CEO.
In 2008 Travis was hired by Dunkin' Brands to lead as its CEO. In 2014, his pay doubled compared to $4.3M in 2013. During Travis's time at Dunkin' Brands, the company added 3,300 new Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins shops.
In 2010, Travis said his vision was continually to expand Dunkin' Brand's presence in the Southeastern United States and internationally, and that China was a major focus.
Nigel Travis has been a fan of the English football club Leyton Orient F.C. since he was a boy. In June 2017, he led a consortium that took over the club.