SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC)
announced today the resignation of John L. Theler as the Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of the Company. Mr. Theler resigned yesterday to pursue other
interests. The Company intends to conduct a global search engaging Heidrick
and Struggles to fill the CFO position.
Separately, Franklin Covey also announced the appointment of Robert A.
Whitman as the Company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Whitman is the
Company's Chairman and has served as interim CEO since July 1999.
Commenting on the management changes, Mr. Whitman said, "We appreciate the
dedicated service of Jack Theler and wish him well in his new endeavors. He
leaves a vacancy that will not be easy to fill."
Franklin Covey is the leading global professional services firm offering
learning and performance solutions to assist professionals and organizations
to increase their effectiveness in Productivity, Leadership, Communication and
Sales. Organizational clients include 80 of the Fortune 100, more than
three-quarters of the Fortune 500, thousands of smaller and mid-sized
businesses as well as numerous government entities. Organizations and their
professionals access Franklin Covey's products and services through
professional consulting services, licensed client facilitators, public
workshops, catalogs, 128 retail stores and the Internet (franklincovey.com).
More than 3,500 Franklin Covey associates provide professional services and
products for nearly 20 million individuals through 44 offices in 33 countries
in 32 languages. Franklin Covey trains in excess of 750,000 participants
annually in training seminars teaching principles to help them achieve "What
Matters Most."
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CONTACT:
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