FRANCHISEBUYER NAMES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Franchise Industry Expert, Marc A. Kiekenapp, Promoted to Executive Vice President of FranchiseBuyer, LLC

Franchise industry expert, Marc A. Kiekenapp, was recently named Executive Vice President of FranchiseBuyer, a franchise consulting service that matches highly qualified prospective franchisees with equally high quality franchise opportunities. FranchiseBuyer is a subsidiary of Franchise Solutions Corp., the ten-year-old leader in online franchise recruitment and marketing. Kiekenapp brings to the position over 22 years of experience in the franchise industry. In 2000, he was recognized as one of the top three franchise sales executives by Franchise Update magazine.

"Marc's promotion to EVP of FranchiseBuyer, LLC is an exciting milestone in the Company's growth and a real indicator of the great results already being delivered for participating franchisors in less than a year since its launch. For more than 20 years, Marc has distinguished himself as a talented franchise development professional and is committed to applying his skills and experience to establish FranchiseBuyer as a leading company in the franchise recruitment space. I look forward to Marc's ownership of and contribution to accelerated growth on all fronts for FranchiseBuyer," stated Matt Alden, General Manager of Franchise Solutions Corp. and FranchiseBuyer.

Kiekenapp commented, “This is an exciting opportunity to build a consultant network and match people to great opportunities. In 22 years of being in franchising, I will finally be able to bring people together with the right businesses. Being with just one company in the past, I couldn’t always accomplish this.”

“My passion is training and managing a sales force and with FranchiseBuyer I will be training and managing franchise consultants,” continued Kiekenapp.

Marc Kiekenapp’s accomplishments in the franchise industry span over two decades. He is a co-founder and a principal of System Builders, LLC, a national franchise consulting company that helps franchisors increase their brand equity through the sale of new units. Prior to founding System Builders, Marc served Service Brands International (Molly Maid, Mr. Handyman, and 1-800-DryClean) as its Vice President of Development. His franchise background includes Decorating Den, where he served as the company’s Director of Development, and Sir Speedy.

“FranchiseBuyer is unique because we offer both franchisors and prospective franchisees an even playing field. All franchisors pay the same fees, so there’s no benefit to us in sending prospects to a specific opportunity. Instead, we match the correct opportunity with each individual. I am very excited to be involved with such a great concept,” said Kiekenapp.