Deacons great awarded

Former Deacons partner and now Perth consultant, John Groppoli, has been awarded the Contribution to Franchising award at the recent WA Franchise Council of Australia Awards.

Groppoli is chairman of the national franchise group Termi-mesh and sits on the board of Retravision (WA), the state’s largest electrical retailer and wholesaler. As a consultant to Deacons, he has retained several huge franchisors among his long-term clients.

On receiving the award, Groppoli stated: “I am obviously very proud to have won the award this year. The award represents recognition by your peers of the significant contribution that you have made to the franchising sector. It is always pleasing that your efforts over many years in a particular field of endeavour are ultimately recognised. Credit must also go to Deacons and such people as senior associate Tamra Seaton who has worked with me over recent times and the support that I have had from her in this regard.”

Groppoli was managing partner at Sly & Weigall when its Perth office integrated with the national Deacons partnership in 2001. Recognised for his exceptional leadership skills and expertise in franchising, his other appointments have included Dome Coffees , Franchise Council of Australia and Milner’s, where he is now managing director.

One of Groppoli’s philosophies regarding franchising has been to take a commercial approach and devise strategies that consider industry implications.

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