Dean Salomone – Director
Dean's primary role is business development and client
relationship management. Dean also focuses on executive
recruitment, training facilitation, workshop and conference
presenting along with general Franchise Consulting.
Dean has been a long serving Victorian State Chapter committee
member of the FCA and is currently the President of the Victorian
Chapter.
Corina Vucic – Director
Corina is the driving force behind the training and human
resources function of the business. Corina began her career with
Coles Myer before spending the 10 years in general management
positions with franchise business, including Autobarn and Clark
Rubber.
Corina has a clear understanding of the important role franchisees
play in the growth of the franchise system and maintaining good
franchisee/franchisor relationships. She is the current chair for
industry body, Women in Franchising and is a state board member of
the FCA.
Andrew Kelly – General Manager, PR Services
Andrew provides fully-integrated PR Services, such as
communications strategy, media strategy, media relations, media
coaching and training, corporate & executive profiling,
professional writing, event management, sponsorship leverage,
issues management and conference management. A member of the Public
Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA), Andrew has more than 15
years experience in franchise public relations and corporate
communications.
Sergio Alderuccio – General Manager, Franchising and
Distribution
Sergio has more than 25 years experience as a franchise advisor
to companies in retail, service, manufacturing, government,
automotive and hospitality. He has advised many of Australia’s
leading franchisors and has also been a franchisee on numerous
occasions. In 1983 Sergio founded the specialist franchise
consultancy, Franchise Developments, which was a franchising
pioneer and innovator in Australia for 25 years. In 2008, Franchise
Developments was purchased by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Jessie Caudry – Operations Manager
Jessie manages the day to day administration and operational
support of the business, as well as organising and managing
Franchise Careers events and training programs. She has been a key
member in the business for the past six years and holds a
Certificate IV TAA.
Kim Annesley – Learning & Development Specialist
Kim's professional career includes roles in human resources
management, training and development, business strategy, customer
service and staff incentives within retail, hospitality and
corporate environments. Recent projects include redevelopment
of franchise induction programs and the creation of training
materials in line with national competency standards.
Rachael Morris – Learning & Development Specialist
Rachael is an energetic, positive, natural leader who places
high value on human resources and providing the opportunity for
further learning and development. Rachael specialises in group
facilitation, in-store coaching and training, providing end to end
training processes to support roll out of new business initiatives
and systems. Additionally, Rachael is able to plan, manage and
facilitate corporate functions such as team building events,
territory meetings and special events.
Melissa Anderson – Learning & Development Specialist
Melissa spent the first 15 years of her career in various
financial roles in companies include VisyBoard, Just Jeans, and
KordaMentha, gaining valuable experience in a broad range of
industries including retail, manufacturing, professional services
and finance. She was involved in management accounting, HR /
payroll and administration management. Melissa has international
knowledge after working overseas and spent two and a half years at
Franchise Developments and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a Master
of Business Administration (MBA), specialising in strategy,
innovation and entrepreneurship. |