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title: "International Franchise Association President & CEO To Step Down in March 2021"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2cd30aaf-9670-488d-8bfd-770d2ce82cbd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/international-franchise-association-president-ceo-to-step-down-in-march-2021-2714323
category: "Associations"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Associations"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2020-11-21T12:07:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:48:59.956Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b24f76c4c69e9fee0628016acd076ee54115.jpg
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# International Franchise Association President & CEO To Step Down in March 2021

**TL;DR:** International Franchise Association President and CEO Robert Cresanti has resigned, effective March 2021, after leading the organization since 2014. The IFA will be led by key members of the executive board for the foreseeable future.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-11-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/international-franchise-association-president-ceo-to-step-down-in-march-2021-2714323).*

## Story

The International Franchise Association’s President and CEO Robert Cresanti has resigned. After leading the IFA since 2014, Cresanti informed the Board of Directors that he will leave his position in March.

According to the statement, as published in Restaurant Business , Instead of replacing Crisanti, key members of the executive board will lead the group “for the foreseeable future,” the association said. Those officials were not identified in the announcement.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- International Franchise Association (company)
- leadership change (topic)
- franchise association (topic)
- executive board (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/international-franchise-association-president-ceo-to-step-down-in-march-2021-2714323). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2cd30aaf-9670-488d-8bfd-770d2ce82cbd).