Franchise Services of North America announces the appointment of Brad Kjar to the Board of the American Car Rental Association

TSX-V Trading Symbol: FSN

RIDGELAND, MS, April 16, 2015 /CNW/ - FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC. ("FSNA" or the "Company") (FSN.V) is pleased to announce that Brad Kjar, U-Save Car & Truck Rental Director of Operations, was appointed to the board of directors of the American Car Rental Association (ACRA). This is a great honor as ACRA is the association dedicated to the betterment of the car rental industry. Kjar will join the board for the first meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"I am excited to be able to put U-Save out in front of our industry, and drive our value proposition for our current and future franchisees," says Kjar.  "A key role of the board is to represent the industry and help promote sensible legislation that will benefit all its members."

About FSNA

FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company and its subsidiaries own the following brands: U-Save Car & Truck Rental® ("U-Save"), U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck® of Canada, PractiCar®, Auto Rental Resource Center ("ARRC"), Xpress Rent A Car, Sonoran National Insurance Group and Peakstone Financial Services.

U-Save, together with its subsidiary ARRC, has over 900 locations throughout the United States and is one of North America's largest franchise car rental companies. U-Save currently services 19 airport markets in 13 different states. Although primarily based in the United States, U-Save has 18 international locations in Mexico, Greece, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Practicar Systems Inc. owns the rights to the Rent-A-Wreck and the PractiCar trademarks for all of Canada. The Rent-A-Wreck system operates a network of 61 franchise locations from coast-to-coast in Canada, providing a range of vehicle rental, leasing and sales options to its customers. The Rent-A-Wreck system has been in continuous operation in Canada since 1976.

With more than 150 years of combined insurance experience, Sonoran National Insurance Group is licensed in all 50 states and serves customers in every part of the country. Sonoran provides an entire range of business and personal insurance solutions customized to the needs of its clients.

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SOURCE Franchise Services of North America Inc.

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