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International Franchise Association President & CEO To Step Down in March 2021
According to the statement released by the IFA "key members of the Executive Board will lead the association for the foreseeable future".
The International Franchise Association’s President and CEO Robert Cresanti has resigned. After leading the IFA since 2014, Cresanti informed the Board of Directors that he will leave his position in March.
According to the statement, as published in Restaurant Business, Instead of replacing Crisanti, key members of the executive board will lead the group “for the foreseeable future,” the association said. Those officials were not identified in the announcement.
1851 Franchise interviewed Cresanti about franchising and COVID in April of this year. You can watch the interview here:
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