{
  "id": 13887592,
  "title": "Domino’s Pizza CEO takes direct control of Australia and New Zealand ops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/dominos-pizza-ceo-takes-direct-control-of-australia-and-new-zealand",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T06:04:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/dominos-pizza-ceo-takes-direct-control-of-australia-and-new-zealand-ops-93CH-4943178"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Domino's Pizza Enterprises Group announced on Monday that their Group CEO and Managing Director, Andrew Gregory, will now oversee the Australia and New Zealand business operations. This change takes effect immediately as the unit begins the search for a new head. Merrill Pereyra, the current Australia and New Zealand CEO, has agreed to step down from her position due to Domino's Pizza Enterprises' mutual decision. The company plans to appoint an experienced executive to take over the ANZ operations.\n\nDomino's Pizza Enterprises, the master franchisee of the brand in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Asia, has been grappling with sluggish sales across all its regions. Discounts and promotional events have only offered limited relief. Asia has been a particular area of concern, with a series of store closures in Japan and Taiwan causing significant distress. These closures have also led to substantial writedowns, negatively impacting Domino's bottom line.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Andrew Gregory takes direct control of Australia and New Zealand operations.",
    "Merrill Pereyra steps down as Australia and New Zealand CEO.",
    "Domino's faces sluggish sales and store closures in Asia."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Centralizing leadership under the Group CEO signals an urgent attempt to stabilize regional performance as the company struggles with declining sales and costly store closures across its international markets.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}