Award Winning Franchisee John W. Francis Named to Sport Clips Board

March 25, 2009 - Georgetown, TX -- John W. Francis of Minneapolis, MN has joined the board of Sport Clips, Inc., the nation’s leading mens and boys’ hair-care provider with 640+ stores across the country. The announcement was made today by Sport Clips Founder and CEO Gordon Logan.

Francis has been in franchising 25 years and is an active member of the International Franchise Association. He currently serves on the IFA Board of Directors, Fan-PAC Advisory Board, and Membership, Vet-Fran and Marketing and Public Relations committees. Since joining, Francis has been a speaker and presenter at several IFA national conventions and local meetings and was chairman of the 2008 IFA Franchisee Forum.

A graduate of the College of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Francis began his career with the company his father founded, The Barbers Hairstyling for Men & Women Inc., a publicly-traded hair salon franchisor of Cost Cutters, City Looks, We Care Hair and The Barbers salons in the United States and three foreign countries. He held several positions including Director of International Development and served in several of the company’s departments including Franchise Sales and Real Estate; Marketing for the Cost Cutters Division; Acquisitions; and Vice President of Credit and Strategy.

The Barbers Corporation in 1998 was publicly-traded on NASDAQ and recognized nationally as among the best-run franchise systems. In May 1999, The Barbers, with 1,000 + units opened and valued at $59 million, was merged into the Regis Corporation – the largest hair salon operator and franchisor in the world.

Since July 2001, Francis has been involved with PostNet International Franchise Corp. as the Area Franchisee of Minnesota and Wisconsin. He owns and operates multiple units of PostNet locations in Minnesota, has developed 15 additional units owned and operated by other franchisees and has multiple units in development in several cities in Minn. and Wisc.
During his franchise career, he has received numerous honors including being named in the Minneapolis Business Journal’s “40 under 40” in 2003. While at PostNet, he has been recognized with the following awards:

· Outstanding Achievement-Team Player
· President’s Award
· Franchisee of the Year
· Fast Start award

Francis has also served as a partner of Inner Circle International LTD, a Minneapolis-based national system of franchised peer-groups for business owners.

Headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, Sport Clips is ranked by Entrepreneur magazine’s January 2009 issue in the top 100 franchises in America and in the top 50 fastest-growing franchises.

Sport Clips ranked 21st overall in Dun & Bradstreet’s (D&B) AllBusiness.com “2009 AllBusiness AllStars,” as well as a “Top 10 Franchise for Veterans.”

For more information about Sport Clips, including locations throughout the United States, visit SportClips.com.

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About Sport Clips
Sport Clips was established in 1995 by Gordon Logan, Founder and CEO. Sport Clips sponsors Joey Logano of Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide and Cup Series, and is the “Official Haircutter” of several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and National Hockey League (NHL). Sport Clips is the “Official Haircutter” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and is the largest contributor to the VFW’s Operation Uplink free call days, and offers preferential pricing for haircuts and franchises to veterans. For more information about Sport Clips, including locations throughout the United States, visit SportClips.com.