This article is about the business executive. For the baseball player in the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

 organization, see Nick Franklin (baseball)

Nick Franklin (baseball)

Nicholas E. "Nick" Franklin is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Seattle Mariners organization. He was drafted in the first round, 27 pick overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He attended Lake Brantley High School where he won numerous awards, including being named...

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Nick Franklin is currently President

President

A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

 of Walt Disney Attractions Japan

Walt Disney Attractions Japan

Walt Disney Attractions Japan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, one of four sectors of the American entertainment conglomerate The Walt Disney Company....

 and Executive Vice President, New Business Development. he is also famous for his Grandson Nic franklin, who is one of the greatest students to ever attend ACPE in Sydney's west. He is more commonly known as 'Frank' and remarks that it is his grandfather who inspired him to such extraordinary success at ACPE.
Franklin began his Disney career in Disney's Corporate Strategic Planning department, where his primary responsibility was working with Parks and Resorts on key decisions and long-term strategy for all of its business units. Franklin also was part of the ESPN Zone

ESPN Zone

ESPN Zone is a Southern California-based chain of two sports-themed restaurants that include arcades, TV studios, and radio studios that are currently franchised, but formally owned by the American cable network ESPN. The first ESPN Zone opened in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 11, 1998, in the Power...

 Opening Team. He was then promoted to Senior Vice President, International Development in 2003 where he oversaw the improvement of Disney Parks worldwide. Franklin was again promoted in 2007 to his current title. He worked closely with the current President for the Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort

The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...

 Ed Grier

Ed Grier

Ed Grier was named dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business on February 8, 2010. Previously, he was President of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, which comprises the Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure theme parks, the Disneyland Hotel, Disney's Grand...

 before his promotion in 2007.

External links

• http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/parks_resorts/exe_bios/nickfranklin.html