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MONASH BUSINESS AWARDS
NOVEMBER BREAKFAST 2008
19th November 2008
6:45am for 7:00am start
Mulgrave Room, Mulgrave Country Club
Franz Madlener
Managing Director, Villa & Hut Group
 You are invited to the Monash Business Awards (MBA) November Business Breakfast with guest speaker Franz Madlener, Managing Director, Villa & Hut Group.
Franz Madlener owned his first retail store at the age of 18 and built it up into a small chain of stores specialising in surf and denim before accepting a buy-out. Franz went on to work for the Australian Retailers Association as their Senior Retail Consultant, working with clients such as British American Tobacco, Giants Liquor, The Federal Governments’ Business Development Forum, Parks Victoria, Queensland Investment Corporation, and Westfield, including a stint as Centre Retail Manager at Westfield’s massive Southland shopping centre.
In 1999, Franz invested just $12,000 to buy a container of handcrafted furniture from Java, and thus, Villa & Hut was born. In 2000, Franz’s first store was opened and by 2001, the business had gone global with stores in the UK under a licensing structure. By 2003, Villa & Hut’s ‘Kafe’ branded restaurants opened using the same Asian theme offering live music and food and by 2007, 30 Villa & Hut stores had opened around the globe such that annual turnover of the brand is now in excess of $20 million, with over 3000 people directly or indirectly employed by the brand.
Besides becoming a first time father last year, Franz was a 2007 finalist in the prestigious Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, and his Brand has been recognized by BRW magazine as one of Australia’s fastest growing companies in this years’ Upstarts list – coming in at a respectable number 9, as well as one of Australia’s top rated Franchise brands on the BRW Fast Franchise 2007 list.
The November MBA Breakfast will be held on Wednesday 19th November 2008 (6:45am for a 7:00am start).
Venue: Mulgrave Room, Mulgrave Country Club, Cnr Wellington and Jells Roads, Mulgrave
Attendance at these MBA events provides a good opportunity for you to network with other business people from this area, hear a great key-note speaker, and also to keep in touch with what innovations and successes are happening in our Monash business community.
If you are interested in attending, you are welcome to print out the registration form from this link (686Kb in PDF format). Once you have attended, your details will be added to the mailing list and you will be advised of future events.
Monash Business Awards Purpose and Vision
The MBA aims to promote business success and excellence through the recognition of significant achievements and innovations. Award nominees make a presentation to guests at regular business functions, which also host a keynote speaker. These events provide business people with the forum to network, exchange ideas and encourage business opportunities. At each event, businesses are nominated for business achievement, culminating in a Gala Dinner and Presentation Night where category winners are announced.
Audience
The MBA gathers together representatives from around 170 businesses and schools in the City of Monash. Some of the most senior members of the Monash business community are regular attendees, as well as the Mayor, CEO, Councillors and senior management of the City of Monash.
Hope to see you for breakfast on November 19th.
Regards
Priya Prasad
Economic Development Unit
City of Monash
Ph: 9518 3577
e-mail: PriyaP@monash.vic.gov.au
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