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Beth Fahey New
President of RBA

Between the two, Jones-Barber and

The Retail Bakers of America will be on

highly accomplished teams that deliver

a fast track to success with new board

growth through innovation and excep-

president Beth Fahey, co-owner of

tional service. The new leadership

Creative Cakes Bakery & Café in Tinley

model at Dawn will fully leverage this

Park, Illinois. Fahey is ready for the chal-

wealth of top leadership experience.

Unsal have more than four decades of
global leadership experience, building

lenge and is excited about continuing
"Dawn is preparing to enter a new era

the success of the RBA. As Fahey's
two-year term as president begins, the

Serhat Unsal

of growth and success," said Unsal. "I

RBA is on a successful upswing with

look forward to working with Carrie as

new programs, strong partnerships and

we focus on delivering a 50 percent

a new vision for the industry. 

growth in revenues and tripling our
proﬁtability over the next four years.

"This is a really dynamic time in the
RBA's nearly 100-year history. Niche

"The new co-CEO structure enables

bakeries are popping up all over the

us to collaboratively reach the intri-

country, and with it, a renewed respect

cate decisions needed to deliver this

for scratch baking. Bakery goods are

aggressive target and proactively drive

as creative and diverse as the owners

our strategic direction globally."

of today's bakeries. It's an exciting time
to be part of the RBA," she says.

Carrie Jones-Barber

Since Jones-Barber became chief
executive officer of Dawn Food

Fahey, along with her sister Becky

Products in 2006, the company has

suburbs. Their baked goods have been

Dawn Food Unveils
New Leadership
Model

sought out for a myriad of events and

Dawn Food Products, Inc. has

Dawn, serving along with other family

special occasions of all sizes. In April

announced the creation of a co-

members and team members world-

2014, the sisters took on an expansion

CEO leadership model with each

wide to ensure the organization retains

and opened a quick-service cafe that

CEO having equal responsibility and

a strong focus on people, products,

complements their bakery.

authority. Joining current CEO Carrie

customers and sustainable growth.

Palermo, bought Creative Cakes in 2002
and it has become a beacon of baking
excellence in Chicago's southwestern

become more ﬁrmly established as
a global leader in the sweet side of
bakery. Jones-Barber is the third
generation of the Jones family to lead

Jones-Barber as fellow CEO is Serhat

Create Your Cupcake
Opens in Atlanta

Unsal, former president of Dawn Foods

Sharing CEO responsibilities with

International.

Jones-Barber, Unsal leverages his
extensive global leadership experi-

In announcing the changes, Jones-

ence to help drive greater growth and

A new build-your-own cupcake

Barber said, "As our business has

success for Dawn. After achieving

concept opened April 13 in metro

become more complex and increas-

increasing responsibility and success

Atlanta. The startup, Create Your

ingly global, this model enables

as a leader during 18 years with

Cupcake, features a patent-pending

Dawn to be even more successful. By

Unilever, Unsal joined Dawn in early

baking method and more than 1,000

broadening our knowledge and experi-

2011. As president of Dawn Foods

ﬂavor combinations that will allow

ence at the senior leadership level, and

International from 2011-2016, Unsal led

customers to personalize their own

by driving a more collaborative work

Dawn's global growth in the compa-

cupcake creations for special occa-

environment, we will deliver signiﬁcant

ny's key European markets along with

sions, holidays and corporate meetings

opportunity for our company, our team

emerging markets in Africa, Middle

and events.

members and our customers."

East, Asia/Paciﬁc and Latin America.

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