Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, the master franchisee of Domino’s Pizza in Australia, has confirmed that its CEO and managing director, Mark van Dyck, will resign before the end of 2025.
Reuters reports that van Dyck, a former Coca-Cola executive, who succeeded long-serving CEO Don Meij in November 2024 amid challenging post-Covid-19 sales conditions, initiated a turnaround strategy over his eight-month tenure. He closed low-performing stores and introduced cost-reduction measures to stabilise the business.
Van Dyck’s resignation will take effect on 23 December 2025. The company has commenced a global search for his successor.
In the meantime, Jack Cowin, the firm’s chairman and largest shareholder, will serve as interim executive chair.
Cowin, who has more than five decades of experience in the quick-service restaurant sector, played a pivotal role in establishing KFC in Australia and expanding Domino’s into Europe and Asia.
He leads Competitive Foods Australia, which operates 480 Hungry Jack’s restaurants — the Australian franchise of Burger King — employing more than 25,000 people across Australia and New Zealand, according to a Forbes report.
Cowin was quoted by Forbes: “Mark has made a valuable contribution to Domino’s during a period of significant operational reset.
“With the strategic foundations now firmly in place, this transition enables a new CEO to take Domino’s to its next stage of growth.”
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises holds master franchise rights for Domino’s Pizza in 12 countries across Asia and Europe, and in New Zealand, with Japan accounting for roughly one-fifth of its store portfolio.
