Franchise Wire:
Jerry Wilkerson, founder of Franchise Recruiters Ltd, announces his 32 years in the business of franchising as he celebrates his executive recruitment firm’s 25th anniversary. “I am simply a reflector, a mirror of the community. The people in franchising are the true light,†Wilkerson exclaims, adding, “We owe our success to each and every franchisor met along the way.â€
Wilkerson started his career in franchising in 1977, at the International Franchise Association (IFA) in Washington, D.C., serving as Chief Lobbyist, and Director of Public Affairs. Subsequently, the IFA Board of Directors appointed him acting President of the global business association. In 1984 Wilkerson left the IFA and founded Franchise Recruiters Ltd.
Franchise Recruiters is a principal source in the field of franchise talent acquisition and executive development. “Over the decades,” Wilkerson stated, “hundreds of franchisors staked the future of their brand growth on Franchise Recruiters’ ability to produce veteran industry professionals for their system management team expansion.”