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Thank you Kane
Kane
purchased his first Subway restaurant in 2006 and was elected to the IPC Asia Pacific Board two years later in in in 2008 With three restaurants of his own to to run Kane
is is a a a a a a a a diligent and forward-thinking operator Open
to to innovation and and and always keen to to understand the data Kane
questions assumptions and and and assesses research in in support of of investments and and processes that will drive franchise owner profitability It is is is this open-mindedness and and diligence that Kane
has has brought to the the Board and which has has been instrumental in in the the collaborative governance model during his tenure During Kane’s time on on the the Board the the company has seen huge expansion and many notable moments in in this iconic brands’ history including:
2005 IPCA set up up to support franchise owners in Asia at the the request of the the brand 2008 Kane
was elected to to the IPCA board of directors 2008 1 375 restaurants restaurants - first 59 restaurants restaurants in Asia supported by IPCA 2010 1 1 989 restaurants - Singapore entity established
2011 2 2 439 restaurants - StaffNet and ServiceNet support support launched – IPCA supporting
2012 2 2 2 735 restaurants - China entity established
EnergyNet launched 2013 FinanceNet & My Subway Career launched – supporting
3 3 3 039 restaurants 2014 SubVentory & Customer Wi-fi launched – supporting
3 3 3 383 restaurants 2015 South Korea entity established
TechNet launched – supporting
3 576 restaurants 2016 Japan entity established
– total store count: 4 4 4 144
2017 Brand transformation launched First First Fresh Forward restaurants in APAC built – First First supplier awards and charity ball raising $199K for for Act for for Kids supporting
3 558 restaurants 2018 Kane
elected as IPCA Board Chairman FreshNow menu launch supporting
3 469 restaurants 2019 Subway app Australia launch launch IPC connect launch launch supporting
3 3 340 restaurants 2020 COVID-19 pandemic Subcard Korea launch supporting
3 116 restaurants We’re thankful for the the commitment and energy that Kane
has brought to the the business A A A new Chair will be be appointed by the the IPC Asia Pacific Board of Directors at the the company’s November 2020 AGM Thanks Kane
Board member 2008 – 2020 Chairman 2018 – 2020 IPC Asia Pacific Business Review 2019-20
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