Dine Brands Global, Inc. announced the promotion of Scott Gladstone as its New Chief Development Officer. In his new role, Gladstone will continue to serve as Dine Brands? International President, a role he has served in since January 2023, overseeing Dine?s global portfolio of Applebee?s and IHOP restaurants across 18 international markets.

The role of Chief Development Officer is a new position at Dine. It is designed to leverage shared resources and continue to drive Dine?s world-class franchisor capabilities and deliver consistent performance and value creation for shareholders. In this role, Gladstone will be responsible for overseeing franchise development globally, deepening Dine?s development capabilities and enhancing support for new and existing franchisees for each of Dine?s brands.

Gladstone joined Dine Brands in 2016 as head of U.S. development for Applebee?s before expanding his role to include Business Analytics and Consumer Insights for the brand. He moved over to Dine Brands in 2019 to head strategy. Prior to joining Dine Brands, Mr. Gladstone was a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group, leading strategy and operations projects across a variety of industries and topics.

Gladstone received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and his M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management.