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Franchisee Associations Show Turnover at Top
Two major franchisee associations have shifted to new leadership recently.
In November 2008, the North American Association of Subway Franchisees (“NAASF”) named Illya Berecz as the new executive director of the organization, a position she had been holding on an interim basis since March 2008.
NAASF is one of the nation's largest independent franchisee associations, representing about 5,600 franchise owners who operate more than 15,000 Subway restaurants.
Berecz joined the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust in 1987 and stayed there until joining NAASF as communications director in 2000.
Berecz said that NAASF's legislative priorities for 2009 include opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for employees to unionize, and opposition to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which “would virtually eliminate the statute of limitations on many pay discrimination-based lawsuits and lead to unnecessary lawsuits that would not be admissible under reasonable circumstances.”
In December, the Dunkin' Donuts Independent Franchise Owners (“DDIFO”) association announced that Mark Dubinsky resigned after two years as president and COO, and that Jim Coen would serve as acting president and COO, while a long-term replacement is found. Coen is a consultant and adviser to franchisees and franchisee associations, and he is the executive director of the New England Franchisee Association.
Franchisee Associations Show Turnover at Top
Two major franchisee associations have shifted to new leadership recently.
In November 2008, the North American Association of Subway Franchisees (“NAASF”) named Illya Berecz as the new executive director of the organization, a position she had been holding on an interim basis since March 2008.
NAASF is one of the nation's largest independent franchisee associations, representing about 5,600 franchise owners who operate more than 15,000 Subway restaurants.
Berecz joined the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust in 1987 and stayed there until joining NAASF as communications director in 2000.
Berecz said that NAASF's legislative priorities for 2009 include opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for employees to unionize, and opposition to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which “would virtually eliminate the statute of limitations on many pay discrimination-based lawsuits and lead to unnecessary lawsuits that would not be admissible under reasonable circumstances.”
In December, the Dunkin' Donuts Independent Franchise Owners (“DDIFO”) association announced that Mark Dubinsky resigned after two years as president and COO, and that Jim Coen would serve as acting president and COO, while a long-term replacement is found. Coen is a consultant and adviser to franchisees and franchisee associations, and he is the executive director of the New England Franchisee Association.
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