Mark Heisten Joins The Master Franchise Support Team

SAN MATEO, CA (March 2010) – Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Heisten as Vanguard’s Vice President, Business Development  based in the San Mateo, California office. Mark brings a wealth of marketing experience to Vanguard from his prior career at Visa, a leading payment system brand, where he was Senior Business Leader of the commercial product marketing group. He was responsible for global marketing activities in the B to B segment.  

“We are very excited and feel fortunate to have Mark as a team member.  Mark is a great fit for our team and his high level of marketing experience will help to strengthen the Vanguard system while providing the quality of support that our master franchisee owners are accustomed to receiving,” said Jim Foley, spokesperson for Vanguard. 

About Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc.

Vanguard Cleaning Systems provides commercial cleaning services for more than 8,000 corporate customers through an organization of 49 regional offices and 1,900 franchisees.  Established in 1984, Vanguard is recognized for franchising excellence.  Vanguard is ranked #43 in the 2009 Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500, including #9 for Low-Cost Franchises, and #6 in AllBusiness/Dun and Bradstreet All Star Franchises. Vanguard has also been selected as one of the Top 25 Franchises for Hispanics in the National Minority Franchising Initiative magazine.