Stephen Down

Background

About Stephen Down

With more than thirty years of outstanding financial and corporate leadership experience in the foodservice and distribution sectors, I serve as Chief Executive Officer of National DCP, LLC (NDCP), the $3 billion supply chain management company serving Dunkin’ franchisees.In this role, I lead the company’s overall business strategies focused on transformation, effective processes, and sustainable growth. I joined NDCP as Chief Financial Officer in August 2022 and was promoted to the CEO role in December 2023 after leading the successful execution of the company’s day-to-day finance, accounting, treasury and internal audit functions to support long-term strategic goals, enabling growth, service level delivery and profitability.Prior to joining NDCP, I served as the Chief Financial Officer of Shamrock Foods Company, Inc, a $5 billion foodservice distribution, dairy, and food manufacturing company. During my tenure as Senior Vice President, Broadline Finance for U.S. Foods, Inc, I was responsible for all field finance personnel (400+ people),$20 billion of sales with 62 locations shipping over 650 million cases annually. In my role as the Chief Financial Officer of The Martin-Brower Co, a $5 billion international distribution company and supply chain partner for McDonald’s with 31 distribution centers in the U.S, Canada, and Latin America, I led all accounting, internal controls, financial plans, and budgets. I earned an M.B.A. in Finance and Corporate Accounting and a B.A in Economics from the University of Rochester. I also completed a Continuing Education course on Mergers and Acquisitions at the University of Chicago.