Scot Johnson Named First Sport Clips Haircuts Vice President of Organizational Development, HR

GEORGETOWN, Texas (May 30, 2014) – Scot Johnson has been named Vice President of Organizational Development and Human Resources, a new position for Sport Clips Haircuts, the nation’s leading franchise dedicated to men’s and boys’ hair care. Johnson comes to Sport Clips with more than 10 years of experience with strategic human resource functions, organizational development, workflow process improvement and staff productivity.

“We are pleased to have Scot join our team and lend his expertise to enhance our on-boarding, training, and talent development programs,” says Gordon Logan, founder and CEO of Sport Clips. “We have had strong same-store sales growth of approximately nine percent over the past four years, and this would not be possible without our hardworking team members, both in our stores and at our Support Center in Georgetown. As our locations grow in number across the country, we want to ensure our team members grow as well – personally and professionally – and that we continue to establish Sport Clips as an employer of choice.”

Prior to joining Sport Clips, Johnson worked in organizational development and human resources for Wood Group Mustang, an international engineering company based in Scotland, with operations in the U.S.; the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in Austin, Texas; and the American Heart Association in Austin, Texas, where he received multiple awards for employee excellence during his tenure.

Johnson attended Texas State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in history and later completed a master’s program in human resource development leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. He resides in Austin, Texas.

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About Sport Clips Haircuts

Sport Clips Haircuts is headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. It was established in 1993 and started franchising in 1995 by founder and CEO Gordon Logan. The sports-themed haircutting franchise, which specializes in haircuts for men and boys, is ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top 20 “Fastest-Growing Franchises” and in the top 40 in the “Franchise 500.” There are currently over 1,200 Sport Clips stores open in the U.S. and Canada.  Sport Clips is the “Official Haircutter” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises, and was named as one of the “Top Franchises for Veterans” by Franchise Business Review. Our “Help A Hero” program has raised more than $2 million to help deployed and hospitalized U.S. service members call home through the VFW’s Operation Uplink™ and provide scholarships for veterans transitioning to a civilian career. Sport Clips is a proud sponsor of Joe Gibbs Racing’s NASCAR drivers Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, and Drew Herring, and partners with numerous NCAA and professional sports teams. To learn more about Sport Clips, visit sportclips.com.