When did Philip G. Fankhauser serve as President of EC Franchising, LLC for Epcon Communities?
Epcon_Communities Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Since January 2023, Mr. Fankhauser has served as Co-Chairman of ECFL. From January 2020 through December 2022, Mr. Fankhauser served as Chief Executive Officer of ECFL. Since January 2023, Mr. Fankhauser has served as Co-Chairman of EC Franchising, LLC, EC Holdings Ohio, Inc., EC Holdings Carolinas, LLC, EC New Vision Carolinas, LLC, EC New Vision Georgia, LLC, EC New Vision Indiana, LLC, EC New Vision Ohio, LLC, EC New Vision Tennessee, LLC, and Epcon Communities Carolinas, LLC. Mr. Fankhauser served as President of EC Franchising, LLC from March 2021 through December 2022, as President of EC Holdings Ohio, Inc., EC Holdings Carolinas, LLC, EC New Vision Ohio, LLC, and EC New Vision Carolinas, LLC from June 2018 through December 2022, as President of EC New Vision Indiana, LLC from December 2019 through December 2022, as President and Chief Operating Officer of EC New Vision Georgia, LLC from April 2022 through December 2022, and as President and Chief Operating Officer of EC New Vision Tennessee, LLC from June 2021 through December 2022. Since January 2023, Mr. Fankhauser has served as the Co-Chairman of Epcon Communities, LLC. Mr. Fankhauser served as the Chief Operating Officer of Epcon Communities, LLC from March 2006 through December 2022, and President and a Director of Epcon Communities, LLC (formerly Epcon Communities, Inc.) from August 1988 through December 2022. Since April 2006, Mr. Fankhauser has served as a Trustee of Epcon Marketing. Mr. Fankhauser served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Epcon Communities Carolinas, LLC from December 2007 through December 2022. The location for each of Mr. Fankhauser's current and former positions is Dublin, Ohio. (As disclosed in Item 1 of this disclosure document, ECFI, an Ohio corporation, converted to ECFL, an Ohio limited liability company, on December 31, 2019).
Co-Chairman: Edward A. Bacome
Since January 2023, Mr. Bacome has served as Co-Chairman of ECFL.
Source: Item 2 — BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (FDD pages 11–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Epcon Communities' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Philip G. Fankhauser served as President of EC Franchising, LLC from March 2021 through December 2022. Before this role, and since January 2023, Mr. Fankhauser has been the Co-Chairman of ECFL.
Prior to his role as President, Mr. Fankhauser held the position of Chief Executive Officer of ECFL from January 2020 through December 2022. In addition to his roles with EC Franchising, LLC, Mr. Fankhauser also held president positions in several other related entities, including EC Holdings Ohio, Inc., EC Holdings Carolinas, LLC, EC New Vision Ohio, LLC, and EC New Vision Carolinas, LLC from June 2018 through December 2022. He also served as President of EC New Vision, LLC from December 2019 through December 2022, and as President and Chief Operating Officer of EC New Vision Georgia, LLC from April 2022 through December 2022, and EC New Vision Tennessee, LLC from June 2021 through December 2022.
Mr. Fankhauser's extensive history with Epcon Communities also includes serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Epcon Communities, LLC from March 2006 through December 2022, and as President and a Director of Epcon Communities, LLC (formerly Epcon Communities, Inc.) from August 1988 through December 2022. He has also been a Trustee of Epcon Marketing since April 2006 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Epcon Communities Carolinas, LLC from December 2007 through December 2022. All of Mr. Fankhauser's positions are located in Dublin, Ohio.