FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1/24/06

Seven FASTSIGNS® Sign and Graphics Center Owners Join FASTSIGNS® Franchise Advisory Committee for 2006

CARROLLTON, Texas ­ The owners of FASTSIGNS® sign and graphics centers in Lancaster, Pa., Youngstown, Ohio.; Studio City, Calif.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Overland Park, Kansas and Chelmsford, England were named to each serve a two-year term on the FASTSIGNS® Franchise Advisory Committee (FAC) for FASTSIGNS International, Inc., a worldwide sign and graphics franchisor.

The new FAC members are Ann Marie Hall of Lancaster, Jay Summer of Youngstown, Wade Palmer of Studio City, Jeff Herig of Tallahassee, John Ansel of Jacksonville, Jerry Goldstein of Overland Park and Jenny Boreham of Chelmsford. The new members join the FAC’s four continuing members to help provide strategic direction on services and programs and will represent FASTSIGNS® franchisees in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. “The committee provides advice and guidance that benefit the entire FASTSIGNS® network,” said Larry Lane, FASTSIGNS International’s senior vice president of franchise relations and development.

Continuing FAC members include Robb Schmit of Milwaukee, Greg Shugarts of Kirkland, Wash., Shishir Mehta of Waltham, Mass., and Kerry Zelkovich of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Board members can be elected by other FASTSIGNS® center owners or appointed by FASTSIGNS International.

“We look forward to the contributions of Ann Marie, Jay, Wade, Jeff, John, Jerry and Jenny to the FAC,” said Lane. “These new members join a very strong group that takes its commitment to the FASTSIGNS® network seriously.

About FASTSIGNS®
FASTSIGNS® sign and graphics centers offer a full range of custom sign and graphic products, including banners, window-vehicle-floor graphics, safety and identification signage, trade show displays and exterior signage. There are nearly 500 FASTSIGNS® centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Australia (where they operate under the name, SIGNWAVE®). Each location is independently owned and operated. For more information, visit www.fastsigns.com, or call 800-FASTSIGNS.

FASTSIGNS International, Inc.
2550 Midway Road, Suite 150
Carrollton, TX 75006
Phone: 800 827-7446
E-Mail: margaret.smallwood@fastsigns.com
Website URL: fastsigns.com