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FASTSIGNS Management Team

 

Key Senior UK Personnel

Over 100 personnel work in the USA and UK to support the ever growing Franchise Network.  Their one aim is to support and help you grow.



GARTH ALLISON
Director of Franchise Sales UK

Garth joined FASTSIGNS International in March 2004 to serve as Director of Franchise Sales UK. Prior to this, he ran a highly successful centre in Sheffield for nine years along with his wife Lindsay and son Paul, who now run the Sheffield centre full time. He has 23 years sales and sales management experience, primarily in the financial services sector and now has responsibility for expanding the FASTSIGNS® network in the UK. Garth has served as a board member of the CMF (Central Marketing Fund) and FAC (Franchise Advisory Committee) representing all franchisees in the UK.

ANDY SIMPSON
Franchise Business Consultant

Andy has been with Fastsigns International since February 2005 as UK Franchise Business Consultant. Prior to that he had 10 years experience in running the successful Leeds franchise which he set up with his father, Chris, in 1995. After leaving Sheffield University with a BSc in Maths and Computer Science, he worked for a small engineering company as Computer Systems Manager. In his current role, Andy supports the UK franchisees, opens new stores, deals with UK suppliers, and works on UK specific projects.

Key Senior US Personnel
GARY SALOMON
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Gary Salomon based the revolutionary FASTSIGNS® concept on his own experience as a business owner and direct marketing specialist. He was noted as one of Entrepreneur magazine's "Forty Under 40," and was honored with the prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" award by national and regional sponsors such as Ernst & Young, Inc. and Merrill Lynch. Gary is recognized as an authority on the principles of franchising and as a spokesman for the quick-sign industry.

LARRY LANE
President

With a background that covers both the sales and the technical aspects of multi-unit business operation, Larry Lane manages the development of the FASTSIGNS® name on a global scale. Since joining FASTSIGNS® in 1988, Larry has served in many capacities, including Franchise Business Consultant, Director of Operations, Vice President of International Development and Senior Vice President of Franchise Relations & Development.

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