HOUSTON — Shipley Do-nuts, a rapidly growing franchisor of donut, kolache and coffee concepts, has named Flynn Dekker as its new CEO.
“Flynn is an exceptionally strong leader and brings an impressive background across numerous executive roles, and his experience and talent will help to continue driving significant growth in the business through new unit expansion, same-store sales growth and enhanced operations,” said Robert Strauss, senior managing director at Peak Rock Capital and member of the Shipley board of directors.
With over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the restaurant and retail industry, Dekker will succeed Clifton Rutledge, who will return to the company’s board of directors.
“We are also grateful for Clifton’s leadership over the past two years as he drove transformational growth at Shipley,” Strauss continued. “We look forward to his continued contributions on the board as Flynn takes the lead as CEO.”
Prior to joining Shipley, Dekker most recently served as CEO of Bonchon, the global franchisor of Korean chicken restaurants. He also served as a CMO of Wingstop Restaurants, where he led strategic advertising, franchisee communication, branding, media and marketing efforts.
“I feel privileged to lead such an iconic company and support our continued expansion,” Dekker said. “Shipley has a strong foundation established over the last 87 years and a tremendous group of employees and franchisee partners. I look forward to working with the team to further accelerate Shipley’s growth trajectory by continuing to expand our footprint and invest in our franchisees’ success with exceptional ingredients, equipment, technology and service.”
