Clive Denholm moves on from Worldwide Online

David Shimmel, formerly the franchise manager, is acting general manager of the fast-growing group while the board looks around for a replacement. Denholm says he will retain his seat on the board and his shareholding in the company, but is looking forward to some time off.

In the ten years since Denholm initiated the ‘hub and spoke’ printing system in Perth the group has grown to be the third largest print franchiser after Kwik Kopy and Snap Printing. It currently has 66 sites around Australia with 20 per cent growth and Denholm recently moved to Melbourne to be closer to the east coast action where he sees most potential. There is no suggestion that the decision to leave was forced upon him.

“After a while you get tired of getting onto planes. I want to spend more time with my family,” he said. “I’m looking forward to taking a few months off, but I’ll still be involved with the company on a board level.”

He indicates that he may look at becoming involved in the supply side for the group at some stage.

Worldwide Online Printing is largely owned by the principals behind Scot Print in Perth.