World SME Expo - Seminar
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Mr William Edwards
CEO, Edwards Global Services, and International Committee, International Franchise Association
As an Executive with 37 years of international operations, development, executive and entrepreneurial experience, Mr. Edwards specializes in identifying, evaluating, planning, implementing and directing projects that grow the international business of his 15+ Franchisor Clients outside using experience, expertise, knowledge, contact network and proprietary processes. He has lived in China, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Turkey and the USA. Mr. Edwards has worked on projects in 62 countries. He founded the AlphaGraphics master license in China in 1990-91 and the AlphaGraphics’ Eastern Europe master license in 1999-2000. From 1992-1999 and again in 2000-2001, he was AlphaGraphics, Inc.’s US-based Senior Executive directing the growth of the company’s global network. Mr. Edwards is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE), a Member of the ICFE Board of Governors as well as the International Committee, the Research Committee and the Supplier Forum of the International Franchise Association. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the International Institute of Franchise Education at NOVA Southeastern University and a Member of the Board of Directors of IBS, an Istanbulbased market research group. Previously, Mr. Edwards had a 20-year oil and gas sector career with Atlantic Richfield and Ashland Oil. He directed oil and gas exploration while living in Alaska, Indonesia, China and Turkey. He speaks and lectures around the world on taking businesses international, franchising and doing business in emerging markets at such venues as the University of California, Irvine, the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), Pepperdine University, Nova Southeastern University, the Franchise Council of Australia, the Singapore FLAS Symposium and The International Franchise Association. EGS LLC Using 100+ years of Partner global executive experience, expertise, knowledge, professional network and proprietary, trademarked processes; EGS helps its Franchisor Clients realize the full global potential of their businesses.