Great Clips | 3800 80th Street West, Suite 400, Bloomington, MN 55431 | Phone: 952-746-6401 | Fax: 952-830-0755 | ray.barton@greatclips.com
In
the past 25 years, Great Clips CEO Ray Barton has built Great Clips into the
world’s largest hair-care brand, expanding the franchise from four salons with
annual sales of $1 million to 2,700 salons—more than any other company
anywhere—with sales in 2007 of $650 million. In 2006 and again in 2007
Entrepreneur magazine named Great Clips as one of the nation’s top-25
fastest-growing franchises. Barton’s goal: 3,000 salons in 2009 with sales in
excess of $1 billion.
Born: November
29, 1948 in Vermillion, South Dakota
Spouse: Mary Lou Barton, married in 1980
Children: Katie, Jason, and Annie
Education: Accounting, San Diego State University
Career History: CEO, chairman of the board and majority owner, Great Clips, Inc., 1997-2007, president, Great Clips, Inc., 1983-1997, vice president, Questex Energy, Inc., 1982-1983, vice president and board member, North Central Region of Century 21, 1978-1982, member of the accounting firm, Alexander Grant & Co. (now Grant Thornton), 1972-1978
Outside Activities: Active fundraiser for several charities including Children’s Hospitals and Clinics, member of the boards of directors of Children Hospitals and Clinics-Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and serves on several advisory boards of private corporations. Has served on the boards of directors of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools and Junior Achievement Association of the Upper Midwest. Volunteer instructor for the College of St. Thomas in the area of franchising. Long-time member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and World Presidents’ Organization
Awards received: Minnesota Business Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement (2007) and Great Clips, Inc. Excellence in Leadership presented by franchisees (2006)
