National pool and spa care franchise, PoolWerx, has appointed Rod Young as its new chairman.

Young will assist in the chain’s ambitious growth target to have 140 franchisees operating 350 retail stores and 1000 mobile vans by 2020. Young is executive director and chairman of franchise consultancy, DC Strategy, and also chairs Cartridge World and Total Tools.

“Poolwerx has already created a fantastic value proposition for both consumers and franchise owners, so our task is accelerating growth through increased market share and maximising profitability,” Young said.

Young said the trajectory and rise in the business in global terms was enormous and another factor that attracted him to his new role.

“When I benchmark PoolWerx against other service and retail businesses, in terms of capital invested and return on investment Poolwerx is in the top 10 per cent.”