HCX Salons International LLC (HCX) today named Marsha Cole national education consultant.

She is responsible for expanding the company's hair-color and design education programs as well as managing national and regional training programs for HCX's salon personnel.

"Marsha's expertise as an international trainer and platform artist will enable us to further develop our comprehensive training programs and deliver expert quality services to consumers nationwide," said Craig Fleming, president and CEO of HCX Salons International.

Prior to joining HCX, Cole spent more than 19 years with Regis Corp. where she was most recently an international artistic director.

Before this, she managed Regis' national artistic team and served as manager of a Regis Hairstylist salon.

About HCX Salons International

HCX Salons International LLC is the first national franchisor of salons with specialization in the $11.5 billion hair-color market. The company's HCX salons provide expert hair color, cutting and styling services at affordable prices. The salons, which received an Award of Distinction from Salon Today, feature Wella's European line of hair color, cyber-imaging technology and electronic customer-profile cards to ensure the highest quality and consistency of services at every location. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the company currently has salons open in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina and Washington, D.C.

Franchise News Release: Fort Lauderdale, FL - (Dec-18-2003)