AAFD Names Bob Larking New Director Of Member Development

The Open Press:

‘Bob’s strong business experience, as a franchisee and an independent owner, along with his entrepreneurial spirit make him an outstanding choice to lead AAFD’s Member Development department,’ said AAFD CEO, Bob Purvin. ‘This is a very exciting period for member development within the franchise community, especially when you consider the number of developing franchise systems nationwide. We’re delighted to have such a strong and talented leader on board to continue our important mission of providing a strong voice for franchisees and franchise systems.’

While as a franchisee of Contacts Influential, a business to business database management company, Larking viewed first hand the challenges franchisees face when dealing with an unresponsive franchisor. In addition to managing his franchise, with the help of Bob Purvin, he organized the franchisees, which ended up owning the whole company.