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RNS Number : 9983Y  Franchise Brands PLC  12 September 2022

12 September 2022

 

FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC

 

("Franchise Brands", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise
business, is pleased to announce that Andy Brattesani has joined the board of
Franchise Brands as a Non-Executive Director.

 

Andy is an experienced banking professional with extensive experience in the
franchising sector.  From 2016 until recently he was UK Head of Franchise at
HSBC, the market leader in the UK franchise sector with an extensive client
base including many of the largest franchise brands. As well as supporting the
growth of HSBC's franchise business in the UK, Andy has also led the expansion
of HSBC's franchise model internationally. Andy's career in banking over the
past 30 years has also encompassed roles with HBOS, RBS and Standard
Chartered.

 

Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman, commented: "We are pleased to welcome
Andy to the board of Franchise Brands as a Non-Executive Director. His
substantial franchising experience, profile in, and knowledge of the market,
and business development expertise will be particularly valuable as we
continue to grow our business both in the UK and internationally".

 

Andy Brattesani, Non-Executive Director, commented: "I am delighted to be
joining the board of Franchise Brands at this time. The Group has an
impressive track record of growth, having built a high-quality,
technology-enabled portfolio of brands in the UK, Europe and North America. I
look forward to contributing my franchising and business development
experience to support the team in driving the future growth of the business".

 

Andrew ("Andy") Vincent Guilio Brattesani, aged 60, does not have any current
directorships and has not held any directorships in the past five years.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 Franchise Brands plc                                           + 44 (0) 1625 813231
 Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
 Andrew Mallows, Interim Chief Financial Officer
 Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director

 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)   +44 (0) 20 3328 5656
 Jeremy Porter / George Payne (Corporate Finance)

 Amrit Nahal (Sales & Corporate Broking)

 Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker)                         +44 (0) 20 3903 7715
 James Serjeant / Russell Cook / Nicholas Chambers

 MHP Communications (Financial PR)                              +44 (0) 20 3128 8100
 Katie Hunt/Catherine Chapman                                   +44 (0) 7884 494112
                                                                franchisebrands@mhpc.com

 

About Franchise Brands plc

 

Franchise Brands is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily
via a franchise model. The Group currently has a combined network of over 600
franchisees across six principal franchise brands in the UK, North America and
Europe. Our focus is on established brands which can benefit from our shared
support services, specialist sector expertise, management experience and group
resources.

 

Our B2B brands are Metro Rod, Metro Plumb, Filta, Willow Pumps and Azura, and
our principle B2C brands are ChipsAway, Ovenclean and Barking Mad. Each of
our brands are leaders in their respective markets. The combined trading
history of all the Group's brands is over 190 years. Franchise Brands employs
over 430 people from 5 principal offices in the UK as well as Orlando, Florida
and the Netherlands.

 

For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk

 

 

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