What Happened?
Glendale, CA-based DineEquity hired John Jakubek as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.
About the Company
DineEquity was created in November 2007 by bringing together two iconic brands, Applebee`s and IHOP. Both brands are 100% franchised and DineEquity focuses on providing strategic, visionary leadership and unparalleled opportunities for both our franchisees and our team members, while enhancing value for our shareholders. As reported by Nation`s Restaurant News, Applebee`s and IHOP are the category leaders in casual and family dining. Respectively. Through a dedicated focus combined with core expertise in brand revitalization and franchising know-how, we have created the basis for a winning formula that has defined the financial success of our business. Through our 350 franchisee partners, who employ approximately 200,000 team members in more than 3,600 Applebee`s and IHOP restaurants in 18 countries, DineEquity has become one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world.
About the Person
Mr. John B. Jakubek has been Senior Vice President of Human Resources of DineEquity, Inc. since March 31, 2008. Mr. Jakubek provides leadership for DineEquity, Inc.'s human resource function as well as within the Applebee's and DineEquity, Inc. business units and holds primary responsibility for leading the cultural integration of the two business units and the parent company. Additionally, he enables the role of human resources and serves as Business Partner of DineEquity, Inc. and ensure the consistent integration of human resources strategies, plans and programs between the two brands of DineEquity, Inc. Mr. Jakubek provides strategic leadership in the areas of employee relations, talent acquisition and staffing, retention, executive and organization development, succession planning, diversity, training and development, compensations and benefits and governmental and legal compliance. Mr. Jakubek served as Senior Vice President of human resources of Oakwood Worldwide and oversaw its talent acquisition, performance and talent management, compensation and benefits strategy and administration, and associate training, learning and development at Oakwood Worldwide. Further, Mr. Jakubek was responsible for aligning Oakwood's overall human capital strategy with the Oakwood's business goals. He served as Vice President of Human Resources of ConAgra Foods, Inc., and served as its Vice President of human resources-supply chain, where he was responsible for all human resources activities of ConAgra's 25,000 product supply employees at the unit's 100+ manufacturing plant organizations. Mr. Jakubek provided human resources leadership for a number of significant organization and operations change efforts, including enterprise-wide supply chain integration initiatives, restructuring of the supply chain human resources team, business unit consolidation, as well as the development of labor management initiatives and labor relations strategies to realize significant operational efficiencies and cost savings. Prior to ConAgra, Mr. Jakubek's career included more than 30 years of human resources experience and served some of America's foremost corporations, including PepsiCo, Miller Brewing Company and Dial Corporation, throughout which he effectively implemented organization-wide human resources programs with an emphasis on customer service and a strong return on investment to each organization. Mr. Jakubek earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Relations from Rider University.
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