*NEWS*CTG-WORLD MOVES HEADQUARTER TO U.S.

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Cartridge World Announces Organizational Changes to Support Rapid Growth
World’s
Fastest Growing Ink Refilling Retailer Relocates Headquarters,
Restructures Key Executives Cartridge World Announces Organizational
Changes to Support Rapid Growth
EMERYVILLE,
Calif., Oct. 06– Cartridge World, the world’s fastest growing ink
refilling retailer in the $80 billion printer cartridge industry, has
announced today a series of organizational changes designed to
strengthen its overall growth.In order to provide a greater network of
support and to more closely manage its worldwide operations, Cartridge
World will be relocating its headquarters from Norwood, South Australia
to Emeryville, California, the current home of Cartridge World North
America. Cartridge World currently has more than 1,300 franchised
retail locations open in 36 countries. There are several hundred more
Cartridge World stores under construction around the world.”Moving our
worldwide headquarters to the U.S. will be a great benefit to our
entire franchise system,” said Burt Yarkin, CEO of Cartridge World. “We
have invested millions in our infrastructure, including our newly
completed 8,000 square foot training center in Emeryville, and
increased our corporate staff significantly in the past year to support
our continued growth.”Along with the announcement, several key
executives have been reorganized internally. Burt Yarkin, CEO of
Cartridge World North America, John Dring, COO of Cartridge World North
America, and Steve Yeffa, CFO of Cartridge World North America, will
now become CEO, COO, and CFO of the entire Cartridge World
organization. Paul Wheeler, Cartridge World co-founder remains Chairman
of Cartridge World.In addition, Cartridge World named three new
Directors. Jonathan Cullen was recently appointed as Managing Director
of the UK. Cullen was most recently the National Franchise Director
with Martin and Co, a property lettings and management company.Mike
Fuller has also been named Managing Director of Asia/Pacific, Middle
East & South Africa. Fuller previously was the company’s CEO of
Franchise Development.Duncan Berry makes the move from General Manager
of Cartridge World UK to Director of Franchising for Europe. Berry has
been with Cartridge World since 2002 and has been responsible for the
continued development of the franchise system in Europe.Cartridge
World, which opened its first franchise location in Adelaide, Australia
in 1997, is the first retail cartridge refilling concept to take on
manufacturing giants such as HP, Lexmark and Canon while offering
cost-saving solutions for consumers and businesses on the traditionally
inflated costs of printer cartridges.The company provides consumers and
small to mid-sized businesses with a retail cartridge refilling service
that allows customers to refill their ink and toner printer cartridges
with as much ease as they refill the gas tanks of their cars. Customers
can bring their empty name-brand ink and toner cartridges into
Cartridge World locations and purchase ones already refilled. The
refill process is quick and offers a 100 percent money-back guarantee
on quality. At the same time, it offers up to a 50 percent savings and
helps the environment by keeping used cartridges out of landfills.
Cartridge World estimates that it will keep over fifteen million
cartridges out of landfills this year.

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October 16, 2006 at 11:08 AM