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As a senior Executive with 30 years of successful international operations, development, executive and entrepreneurial experience, Mr. Edwards provides Clients with diverse multi-industry global experience, expertise and knowledge.
He has lived in China, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Turkey and the USA. Mr. Edwards has personally directed projects on-site in Alaska, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Near East, has directed seven international start-ups and has worked on projects in 62 countries.
From 1990-2001, Mr. Edwards worked with the AlphaGraphics global digital print group in various capacities around the world. He co-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' USA-based Senior Executive directing the growth of the company's global network from 4 countries in the early 1990s to 24 countries by 2001.
Previously, Mr. Edwards had a 20-year oil and gas sector career with Atlantic Richfield and Ashland Oil while living in 6 countries. He was involved in oil and gas exploration in Alaska and Indonesia. He directed Atlantic Richfield's exploration program inside China and established the company's subsidiary in Turkey. Subsequently, Mr. Edwards founded an international oil and gas company and served as Senior International Development Advisor for Ashland Oil.
Mr. Edwards is a Certified Franchise Executive (CFE). He is a Member of the International Franchise Association, the Association for Corporate Growth, the Forum for Corporate Directors, The World Affairs Council, the World Trade Center, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society for Exploration Geophysicists, the Association of Professional Consultants, the Professionals Networking Group and the Tucson Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Edwards serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of IBS, an Istanbul-based market research group, as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Franchiise.com, on a Strategic Advisory Board at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale and as a Member of the Board of the International Certified Franchise Executive council.
He speaks and lectures around the world on taking businesses international, entrepreneurial business development and doing business in emerging markets. In 2003, Mr. Edwards spoke more than 20 times including at The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), Pepperdine University, Nova Southeastern University, the University of Arizona, The World Franchise Forum in Bangkok, The Franchise Council of Australia in Melbourne, The International Franchise Association and the International Franchise EXPO in Washington.
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