DURHAM, N.H. – E. Hachemi Aliouche has been named associate director
of the William Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University
of New Hampshire.
"Hachemi Aliouche has become an integral part of the Rosenberg International
Center of Franchising. As a senior research fellow, he has been instrumental
in the center’s research and analysis related to the Franchise 50 Index
and its proprietary franchise financial database, which is now recognized as
the most comprehensive database of its kind in the world. I am pleased to welcome
him as associate director,” said Dan Innis, dean of the Whittemore School
of Business and Economics.
Aliouche has served as a senior research fellow at the center since its inception.
He also is an associate professor of hospitality management. His primary research
interests are the financial and economic aspects of franchising, new business
venture development, business and economic forecasting, international business
expansion, and the linkages between the macro economy, business performance
and shareholder value creation.
Aliouche has more than 12 years of business experience, and has held senior
management positions with leading global companies. He was the chief financial
officer of a division of Lucent Technologies, the controller of a business
unit of Avaya Communications, and the business planning manager of a $10 billion
division of AT&T. He is the winner of the Arthur Karp Award for "Best
Applied Research Paper in Franchising" and the recipient of AT&T's "Spirit
of Excellence" Award, AT&T’s most prestigious award.
Aliouche holds a Ph.D. and a master’s in economics from UNH, a mini-MBA
from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s
in electrical engineering from UNH. He is a member of the board of trustees
of the RiverWoods Company. He recently founded the UNH student chapter of the
Hospitality Finance and Technology Professionals (HFTP) association, and he
is the academic co-chairperson of HFTP’s New England Hotel Chapter. He
is a member of the International Society of Franchising, and of the International
Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE).
“Hachemi has been instrumental in developing the research strategy at
the Rosenberg Center. He is uniquely qualified as a result of his academic
training, his top level managerial experience, and his ability to link theory
with practice. His understanding of global businesses and markets has allowed
the center to advance a research stream identified as of great importance by
the franchise industry,” said Udo Schlentrich, director of the Rosenberg
Center.
The William Rosenberg International Center of Franchising (franchising.unh.edu)
aims to explore and advance the understanding of franchising, which represents
directly or indirectly more than 21 million jobs and $2.3 trillion of the business
conducted in the United States annually. The Center offers a franchising class
for business students at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics and
is actively involved in the communities of franchising, both to gain information
about current trends and challenges and to share insights and solutions. The
Center interacts extensively with industry experts and the International Franchise
Association (IFA) to produce timely and meaningful research reports. The Center
maintains the Franchise 50 Index, an extensive financial database of publicly
listed franchising corporations, and hosts the world’s most comprehensive
research bibliography on franchising.
The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research
university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea
and space-grant university, UNH is the state’s flagship public institution,
enrolling 11,800 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students.
PHOTO
A high-resolution photo of Hachemi Aliouche is available for download at:
http://www.unh.edu/news/img/wsbe/Aliouche.jpg.
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