Card Connection has named the winner of its ‘Franchisee of the Year’ award as Gabriel McGeown.

Gabriel, who joined Card Connection in 2008, manages Armagh, South Tyrone and part of the County Down region in Ireland, and was presented with his award at the company’s recent annual conference held in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.   .

Cutler, sales and franchise director of Card Connection, said: “We are delighted to be able to recognise Gabriel McGeown for his outstanding commitment as a Card Connection franchisee. He is consistently the top performer in average sales per retail outlet, growing his businesses volume sales by 14% in the past year.  In addition, at the end of 2010 we experienced some of the worst snow and ice in years, yet despite the adverse weather conditions, Gabriel ensured all his key retail customers were properly merchandised and supplied with Christmas stock ready for the busiest buying period of the year.”