User:Shannonob90/John O'Brien (Australian businessman)

John O'Brien
John O'Brien
Born	Melbourne, Australia
Occupation(s)	CEO and Founder; PoolWerx Corporation Pty. Ltd.

John O'Brien is an Australian businessman and founder of PoolWerx in the early 1990s. John developed the company's current franchising system. He has served as the chairman of the Australian^[1] , the Asia Pacific and the World Franchise Councils.^[2]

Honors and awards

Australian Franchisee of the Year^[3]^[4]
Franchisor of the Year Franchisor of the Year 2004^[4]
Australian Institute of Management – 2010 Owner Manager of the Year^[5]
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year – 2010 Finalist^[6]

References

^ "Franchise Business". Retrieved 24 January 2012.
^ "Top Franchise". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^ "Franchisee of the Year 2004". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "FINN Review". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^ "Queensland Business Review". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^ "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year". Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[Franchise_Business-1] "Franchise Business". Retrieved 24 January 2012.

[Top_Franchise-2] "Top Franchise". Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[Franchisor_of_the_Year_2004-3] "Franchisee of the Year 2004". Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[FINN_Review-4] "FINN Review". Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[Queensland_Business_Review-5] "Queensland Business Review". Retrieved 23 November 2011.

[Ernst_&_Young_Entrepreneur_of_the_year-6] "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year". Retrieved 23 November 2011.

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