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title: "David Mele Named as Brand President of Pool Scouts"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5dc45eaf-a63d-4760-9eed-e1951cc6821b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/poolscouts/poolpro-pool-scouts-welcomes-david-mele-as-brand-president-2727136
category: "Remodel & surfaces"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Remodel & surfaces"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2024-08-23T19:14:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:05:59.707Z
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# David Mele Named as Brand President of Pool Scouts

**TL;DR:** Pool Scouts has appointed David Mele as its new brand president, bringing experience in marketing and business development to the role. Mele previously served as president at Homes.com and held various roles at Accenture and Landmark Media Enterprises.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2024-08-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/poolscouts/poolpro-pool-scouts-welcomes-david-mele-as-brand-president-2727136).*

## Story

Pool Scouts, the 65-unit pool cleaning franchise, has appointed David Mele as its new brand president, PoolPro Magazine recently reported.

Mele earned his business degree with a focus on marketing from the University of Virginia. After graduation, he started his career at Accenture, a global management consulting firm, and later pursued a Master of Business Administration. He went on to join Landmark Media Enterprises, a Virginia-based private media company, where he served as publisher of The Virginian-Pilot and president of Pilot Media.

In 2014, Mele took on the role of president at Homes.com, where he spent the next decade expanding the platform into the second-largest real estate listing site, attracting 100 million unique visitors each month.

“My style is highly collaborative,” said Mele. “I like to be a constructive partner with business owners, franchisees or anyone I’m working with.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- executive appointment (topic)
- Pool Scouts (company)
- franchise leadership (topic)
- Accenture (company)
- marketing expertise (topic)
- David Mele (person)
- Landmark Media Enterprises (company)
- Homes.com (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/poolscouts/poolpro-pool-scouts-welcomes-david-mele-as-brand-president-2727136). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5dc45eaf-a63d-4760-9eed-e1951cc6821b).