Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 27, 2002

Mike Bidwell – The Dwyer Group Inc (dwyr)

MIKE BIDWELL has served as Chief Operating Officer of The Dwyer Group, Inc., since July 2000, President of Mr. Rooter Plumbing and Mr. Appliance since September 1998, and as President of Rainbow International between July 1995 and April 2002. Mr. Bidwell was a Rainbow franchisee in Tucson, Arizona, from April 1984 to June 1995, and a Mr. Rooter franchisee from August 1992 to June 1995. From 1986 to 1995, He served as President of Ramsoo, Inc., an Arizona corporation which operated Rainbow and Rooter franchises in Tucson, Arizona. From November 1987 until July 24, 1995, Mr. Bidwell was a franchisee and regional director for Worldwide Refinishing Systems. From June 1980 until April 1984, he was a material control analyst and project buyer for Shell Oil Co. in Houston, Texas. Mr. Bidwell graduated from the University of Arizona with a BBA in Economics and Finance in May 1980. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief historical sketch of the company and

tell us what you're doing at the present time?

Mr. Bidwell: The Dwyer Group is an aggregator of home-based and