🚀 Unlock Franchise Growth: Meet This Week’s Game-Changing Franchise Professionals Ready to Drive Scale, Profitability & Transformation

Simon Wise

Franchise Staff & Executive Recruiter; Franchise Mediator. Franchising since 1997.

February 9, 2026

This week’s newsletter features top-tier franchise and multi-site leaders: finance directors, operations and change specialists, marketing strategists, and business development managers—proven to drive growth, profitability, transformation, and scalable success.

Board-Level Finance Director | FCCA | Driving Cash, Control & Growth Across International, PE-Backed & Franchise Businesses

WEST SUSSEX: Immediately available FCCA Finance Director with 20+ years’ experience as No.1 in Finance across international, multi-entity and franchise-led businesses. Expert in finance transformation, cashflow optimisation, M&A, FP&A and Board partnering. Proven track record delivering profitability, control and scalable growth. Connect to engage a high-impact finance leader.

UK Foodservice & Retail Operations Leader | Large-Scale Rollouts | Multi-Site Growth & Transformation

SOUTH EAST Senior UK foodservice and retail operations leader with a proven track record delivering large-scale transformation and multi-site rollouts. Led national café expansions across 300+ locations, driving significant revenue growth, margin improvement and operational consistency. Strong in stakeholder leadership, commercial strategy and end-to-end programme delivery.

Interim Operations & Change Leader | Multi-Site Turnarounds & Performance Improvement

SCOTLAND: Interim operations and change specialist with 10+ years’ experience stabilising and scaling multi-site businesses. Expert in operational turnarounds, performance at scale, and delivering change through live operations. Trusted for leadership alignment, governance oversight, and stakeholder engagement. Available immediately for contract or interim assignments UK-wide.

Franchise Growth & Marketing Strategist Driving Operational Excellence Across Networks

SOUTH EAST: Strategic marketing and operations leader with 20+ years’ experience supporting UK franchise networks. Expertise spans franchise onboarding, network growth, compliance, and national campaigns. Skilled in customer experience, team mentoring, and event delivery across professional services, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. Brings leadership, commercial insight, and creative vision to accelerate franchise performance.

Dynamic Business Development Manager  Driving Sales, Partnerships & Market Growth

SOUTHEAST: Accomplished business development professional with extensive experience in healthcare and senior living sectors. Skilled in full sales lifecycle management, strategic partnerships, consultative selling, and marketing-driven lead generation. Known for building client relationships, exceeding targets, and delivering measurable revenue growth. Brings energy, commercial insight, and stakeholder engagement expertise to accelerate business performance.

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