Nigel Travis
Nigel Travis is a British businessman and corporate executive. Travis was the CEO of the Dunkin' Brands group from January 2009 to July 2018. He has served the board at other corporations, including Papa John's and Blockbuster.
Early life and education
Travis was born in Woodford, England into an entrepreneurial family. His father had several businesses including a uniform business, a twine and rope wholesaling business, and a toy distribution business. Travis graduated from Middlesex University with a bachelor's degree in business administration.Career
He started his career by working for Esso, Rolls-Royce, Kraft and Parker Hannifin the field of human resources.In 1985 he joined the conglomerate Grand Metropolitan in human resources and in 1986 became Group management development director. Following the acquisition of Pillsbury and Burger King by Grand Metropolitan in late 1988 he moved to Miami, Florida where he joined Burger King as SVP, Human Resources. In 1991 he returned to England in his first operations role with Burger King as managing director for Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Blockbuster
Nigel joined Blockbuster. in 1994 as Senior Vice President, Europe and over the next 10 years was promoted to various positions which included both US and International retail operations.In 2001, Travis was promoted by Blockbuster as president and chief operating officer and stayed in that role for three years. In 2005, he was hired by Papa John's Pizza to serve as president and CEO.