August 31, 2010The skills and expertise of Gold Coast-based marketing executive Jan Timms have been recognised by her appointment to two peak franchising committees.
Timms, who is national sales and marketing manager for the print franchise group Worldwide Online Printing, has been appointed to the Queensland State Committee of the
Franchise Council of Australia (FCA).
She is also one of nine new members elected to the national FCA
Women in Franchising Committee.
Timms has 30 years experience in the printing industry including running her own printing business in her birthplace of Manchester, England.
She has worked for Worldwide Online Printing for five years.
With more than 12 years experience in the franchising sector she has worked in sales, marketing and training.
Timms says she is looking forward to contributing to the ongoing successful promotion and operation of franchising on both committees.
“Queensland is a very progressive state in the area of franchising and I want to see that continue,” she says.
“Women are still underrepresented in franchising but many of the women franchisees that I see are among the best performing.”
Established in 1983, FCA is the peak body for the $130 billion franchise sector in Australia, representing franchisees, franchisors and service providers to the sector.
The FCA’s Women in Franchising Committee, established in 2007, seeks to influence policy on key issues relating to women in franchising; provide genuine opportunities for women in franchising; and promote the success of women in franchising within the franchise sector and to the broader Australian business community.
Timms is on the organising committee for the 2010 National Franchise Convention being held on the Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise) on October 10-12 where she will also be an expert panellist.
On November 10 she will be a keynote speaker at the next Queensland based Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence’s National Franchise Forum to be held on the Gold Coast.
