David Shimell has joined the Timezone FEC group as director for international franchise and business development and will be based in Perth, Australia.

Shimell’s previous experience includes time with Kall Kwik UK  and Fast Eddy’s Café in Australia where he took on the role of a national franchise manager. He then moved on to Worldwide Online Printing Aust/NZ, where he grew the network from 30 outlets to 80 plus.

Sonaal Chopra, Group CEO, Timezone, said: "I am excited to have David on board. He has broad experience to get us to where we want to be and is already in love with our industry. Over the next few months David will be travelling around our current businesses."