Franchise Services of North America Inc. Announces Management Changes
- Marion H. Gray, Jr. becomes Chief Financial Officer, Barton Promoted -
TSX-V Trading Symbol: FSN
CALGARY, July 17 -- Franchise Services of North America Inc. ("FSNA" or the "Company") announced today the appointment of Marion H. Gray, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Gray replaces Dennis Via, who has left the Company to pursue other interests. The Company also announced that Robert M. Barton, the current Chief Operating Officer of the Company has also assumed the role of President of the Company.
Tom McDonnell, the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are very pleased to welcome Marion to our management group as our new Chief Financial Officer. Marion brings significant experience in managing financial operations and capital structures of an organization, in addition to transactional and capital markets expertise, to the Company. We would like to thank Dennis for his past service to the Company and wish him well in his future endeavors. We are also pleased to announce Bob's promotion to President of the Company and we look forward to his continued contributions to the overall success of the organization."
About FSNA ----------
FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company and its subsidiaries own the following brands: U-Save Car Truck Rental, U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck of Canada, Auto Rental Resource Center ("ARRC"), Xpress Rent A Car and Peakstone Financial Services.
U-Save, together with its subsidiary ARRC, has over 1,100 locations throughout the United States and is one of North America's largest franchise car rental companies. Having primarily serviced the local market for the past 25 years, the Company is expanding into the airport market with plans for the opening of airport locations in the top 30 leisure markets in the United States and the major airports in Canada. U-Save currently services 31 airport markets in 16 different states. U-Save Car Sales is an expansion of the U-Save brand into the car sales market, and provides goods and services to car sales operators looking to affiliate with a national brand.
Practicar Systems Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of FSNA) owns the rights to the Rent-A-Wreck(R) trademark for all of Canada. The Rent-A-Wreck(R) system operates a network of 56 franchises from coast-to-coast in Canada, providing a range of vehicle rental, leasing and sales options to its customers. The Rent-A-Wreck(R) system has been in continuous operation in Canada since 1976.
Forward-Looking Information ---------------------------
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