Domino’s appoints Elias Diaz Sese as interim CEO

Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that Elias Diaz Sese, currently a non-executive director of Domino’s, will become chief executive officer (CEO) on an interim basis, effective 10 October 2022. Sese will work closely with outgoing CEO, Dominic Paul, to facilitate a “smooth” transition. Based in the UK, he brings over 20 years’ experience in leadership roles in global consumer food brands and franchise businesses. Sese’s career includes 15 years in various leadership roles with Restaurant Brands International, including CEO of Tim Hortons and president of Asia Pacific for Burger King. Most recently, he was president of Northern Europe and led the Kraft Heinz turnaround in the UK. He also has experience being a franchisee with Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes. Domino’s said that as Sese has been a non-executive director of Domino’s since October 2019, he is already familiar with the direction of the group, its franchisees and its management team. Matt Shattock, Domino’s chairman, said: “I am delighted that Elias has agreed to take up the role of CEO on an interim basis. Elias is very familiar with our sector given that he has held leadership roles in a number of major consumer food brands and has experience of being a franchisee himself. “Elias has a deep understanding of the Domino’s business, has built strong relationships with the management team and franchisees and holds a significant personal shareholding in the Group. He is committed and will focus on the continued effective and rapid execution of Domino’s strategy while giving the Board time to ensure we find the right permanent CEO.” Sese added: “Domino’s is a great business with a superb brand and world-class franchisees. For the past three years I’ve worked closely with the board and management team to create the current strategy, which I firmly believe is the right one to drive Domino’s future growth, and which I’m committed to executing at pace. “I’m really excited to get started and to work with our franchisees and colleagues to continue to accelerate the delivery of the strategic plan to deliver sustainable growth and returns.”