Rainbow International, a subsidiary of The Dwyer Group,announced the appointment of Mark Welstead aspresident of Rainbow International, a global franchise companyproviding residential and commercial cleaning services.

Welstead has served as vice president of operations for RainbowInternational since August 2012 and succeeds Rob White, whoresigned to take another opportunity closer to his family inVirginia.

Prior to coming to The Dwyer Group, Welstead was chief financialofficer for several manufacturing companies and a commercialgeneral contractor. He has also served as a businessconsultant fora number of service-related companies including commercial roofingand commercial and residential HVAC contracting.

Mike Bidwell, president and chief operating officer of The DwyerGroup, says Welstead's appointment as president of RainbowInternational (the oldest of The Dwyer Group's seven service-basedfranchise brands) speaks to the company's health and positivetrajectory.

“Mark is relatively new to The Dwyer Group and RainbowInternational but has quickly made his mark as a proven leader,”Bidwell says. “With his background in finance and business, RainbowInternational franchisees will be assured of solid leadershipdecisions and continued growth in the future.”

Welstead said his vision as president of Rainbow Internationalis to both strengthen the successful foundation established byWhite and continue to grow and expand the company's worldwidefootprint.

“Rob has instilled the awareness and the desire among ourcorporate team to support and help franchisees succeed in any waypossible,” Welstead says. “I want to take those beliefs andcontinue to allow the company to grow. Filling his shoes will be noeasy task and I look forward to taking on those challenges as thepresident of Rainbow International.”

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