Management Team
Experienced Leadership
Even the best systems and finest technology do not guarantee
success without dedicated, experienced people to direct them.
Our officers have over 200 years of franchise experience;
yet still share with our franchisees the daily excitement
of building a winner.
Don Lowe
Chief Executive Officer
Don Lowe is the CEO of Franchise Services, Inc.,
the parent company of Sir Speedy Printing and Marketing Services. Lowe started his
career in franchising as Senior Vice President for Kampgrounds of America. He
then served as President of Sir Speedy from 1981 to 1996. Lowe has been inducted
into the Sales & Marketing Executives International Academy of Achievement
Hall of Fame and was featured as “Man of the Year” in Quick Printing magazine.
He also plays an active role in the printing industry; he was a member of the Electronic
Document Systems Foundation Board of Directors from 2001-2008.
Richard Lowe
President and Chief Operating Officer
Richard Lowe is the president and Chief Operating Officer of Franchise Services, Inc.,
the parent company of Sir Speedy. Lowe has more than twenty years experience with
many Franchise Services brands serving as President of Sir Speedy, Director of Copies
Now, Vice President of franchise services and Senior Vice President of the print
management group. Lowe started his career in the printing industry as a copy
products sales representative for Eastman Kodak.
Gerard Slot - Managing Director, Franchise Services Europe
Gerard Slot joined the team in 1996 with the acquisition of MultiCopy Europe.
He brings over 35 years of international management experience in European
franchising and graphic services. With a revenue of over $ 70 million,
MultiCopy is the leading graphic communication franchise concept in The
Netherlands with the intention for further European expansion. Slot is also
responsible for the roll out of TeamLogic IT in Europe. Slot is member of the
board of the Royal Dutch Association of Graphic Companies.
Chuck Lennon
President, TeamLogic IT™
Chuck Lennon was previously VP Marketing for New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.
Chuck’s marketing, sales and technology experience is critical to the growth of TeamLogic IT™.
Kellie Rappuhn
President, Summit Marketing Communications
Kellie Rappuhn joined Franchise Services in 2006. Formerly in management
positions with both large and small advertising agencies,
Kellie brings a deep background in strategic, direct and consumer
marketing having worked with such marquee clients as Nissan North America
and Mitsubishi Motors North America facilitating large national direct marketing budgets.
Daniel Conger
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dan Conger was appointed Chief Financial Officer upon joining the company in 1992.
Previously, he was Vice President of Finance for Vans, Inc. and served in several
senior management capacities with companies such as Western Digital Corporation,
Emerson Electronics and Unisys. Conger has vast experience in debt restructuring,
mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings.
Dan Beck
Executive Vice President, Franchise Support and Training
Dan Beck serves as the Executive Vice President, Franchise Support and Training,
Franchise Services, Inc., reporting to FSI President and Chief Operating Officer
Richard Lowe. As EVP of Franchise Support and Training, Dan manages all franchisee-facing
training activities on topics ranging from business management, technology,
workflow and network wide initiatives.
Dan assumed his current role as EVP of Franchise Support and
Training in 2008 after serving as President and COO of Imaging
Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Franchise Services, since 2005. His early
career started at FSI’s sister company, Kampgrounds of America (KOA),
where he held several management positions including Vice President of
Franchise Sales. In 1986 Dan joined the Sir Speedy team and has held
multiple management positions.
John Bowen
Vice President, Franchise Support
John Bowen joined the company in 2008 as Vice President of Franchise Support and
International Operations. He first started working for Sir Speedy in the early
1980s as Assistant to then President, Don Lowe, and was Managing Director of the
Sir Speedy master license in the U.K. prior to returning to New Zealand to work
in a senior management position for Kodak. John has started and run his own company
and has been a Director of a number of SMEs. Bowen holds an MBA from Thunderbird School
of Global Management.
Christian Lau
Vice President, Information Technology
Christian Lau serves as the Vice President, Information Technology, Franchise Services,
Inc., reporting to FSI President and Chief Operating Officer Richard Lowe. As VP of IT,
Christian is responsible for the company’s worldwide technology operations including
day-to-day management of all IT functions. He leads the company’s efforts for technology
strategy and planning, procurement, development, and project management.
Christian has over 15 years of international business and technology management
experience. He joined Franchise Services in 2004. Prior to joining Franchise
Services, Inc. he held management positions in the publishing and media
industries at several companies, including Harcourt Education, Reed Elsevier
PLC and Jupiter Media (PictureArts).
David Robidoux
Vice President, Marketing
David Robidoux joined the company in 2008 bringing with him more than 19 years of sales
and marketing expertise in both offline and online strategy including website development
and search engine marketing and optimization. Prior to joining Sir Speedy, he was
responsible for marketing at several public and private companies including overseeing
marketing communications and online/ecommerce strategy at First American CoreLogic
and prior to that, marketing communications at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers.
Kelly Kimberlin
Vice President, Technology Development
Kelly Kimberlin first joined the company in 2000 as the director of e-business. Prior to his
current role as Vice President of Strategic Development, he served as the Director of Research
and Development and Assistant Vice President of Strategic Development. Kimberlin sits on
Konica’s Customer Council and provides feedback from the company’s print management group
network on products and services. Previously, Kimberlin was the Director of Sales and
Marketing for a large service bureau and managed a commercial offset printing company.