Service Brands International Promotes Jim Evers To Senior Vice President

Service Brands International, a multi-concept franchisor with brands that target today’s time-conscious consumers and the “Do-It-For-Me” market, announced that Jim Evers has been promoted to Senior Vice President.

“Jim’s been with us since August, 2003, and has lead our Franchise team to record sales in each of the last two full years. In 2005 we awarded 152 Franchises almost doubling our sales for 2004. Since we can’t clone Jim, we’ll just have to ask him to do more,” said David G. McKinnon, Chief Executive Officer of Service Brands. “Jim will continue to oversee the franchise sales organization, but he’ll assume additional responsibilities within Service Brands that capitalize on his management, financial,analytical and sales skills.”

Prior to joining Service Brands as Vice President of Franchise Development, Mr. Evers spent more than ten years as a consultant specializing in marketing and strategic planning. From 1973 to 1994, Mr. Evers was Vice President of the Evers Business Group (EBG), one of Chicago’s largest, privately owned office furniture companies. And, from 1991 to 1992, Mr. Evers took a leave of absence from EBG to run for U.S. Congress. Mr. Evers is a graduate of Hope College with a B.A. in economics and mathematics. He also earned an M.B.A. from St. Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois.

Service Brands International based in Ann Arbor, is building a portfolio of franchise brands that reach a growing and underserved market: the home-services industry. “We sell free time to busy people,” said Mr. McKinnon.

The Service Brandsfranchise opportunities include:

Mr. Handyman – The franchise solution to today’s fix-it problems for millions of time-starved families.

Molly Maid – A residential Cleaning franchise serving on-the-go people.

1-800-DryClean – An affordable dry cleaning and laundry pick-up and delivery service franchise designed for our mile-a-minute society.

Restoration Drycleaning - A nationwide franchise network for drycleaners who want to tap into the lucrative insurance restoration services niche.

DUCTZ – The newest member of the Service Brands franchise family offering today’s health-conscious consumers a variety of services that maintain a clean and healthy indoor air quality environment.