Our partners have worked together for over 15 years and recognize the value that a partnership through franchising provides to entrepreneurs seeking to achieve the American Dream.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Eric Contreras
President & CEO of Forte Commercial Cleaning
Eric was born in Carmel, California, but raised in Monterrey, Mexico where he lived for 20 years. He graduated from I.T.E.S.M. (Tec of Monterrey) with a degree in Business Administration and Management.
He started in the commercial cleaning franchise industry in 2001 as an Operations Manager with Jani-King of Tucson. He was a Regional Director for Anago of Utah and Tulsa. He was Regional Director for Forte of Utah and in 2014 Eric was named President of Forte Commercial Cleaning. He also is acting Regional Director for Forte of San Diego.
Eric, as President of Forte Franchising Incorporated d/b/a Forte Commercial Cleaning, oversees all company-owned and independently-owned Master (regional) Franchises for Forte.
Jasper Fauset
President & CEO of Forte North America Incorporated
Area Developer
Jasper is a founding owner of Forte Commercial Cleaning. He served as Regional Director of what is now Forte of Utah from 2005 to 2011. In 2012 he became Vice President and CFO of Forte North America Incorporated and became its President and CEO in 2015.
Jasper is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Arizona and is a graduate from Northern Arizona University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy and a Minor in Spanish.
He spent 5 years working in Public Accounting at small and mid-sized firms in Denver, Colorado and Flagstaff, Arizona, working in both Audit and Tax. Jasper also specializes in business formation and management.
SANDRA RAMIREZ
Vice President and CFO of Forte North America Incorporated
Sandra was born and raised in Mexico City. She graduated with honors from the prestigious UP (Universidad Panamericana) with a degree in Finance and Public Accounting. In Mexico, Sandra based her professional career working for the Financial Sector, specializing in Accounting and Financial Reporting. She was part of the implementation of two important mergers (JP Morgan and Chase Bank and Merrill Lynch and Bank of America) as well as the opening of Barclays Bank and Barclays Broker Dealer in Mexico City.
Before moving to Utah in 2012 with her husband and two kids, Sandra was a Controller for Bank of America in Mexico City, in charge of Accounting and Reporting for all of Mexico and Latin America. Sandra is a transaction expert and provides bookkeeping and financial statement preparation for all Forte businesses.
MARIA GRECO
CAO and Secretary of Forte North America Incorporated
Originally from Argentina, Maria studied accounting and worked as head of accounting for a medical company before joining Forte. She now coordinates the multi-state office duties for Forte North America.
Maria oversees all HR, payroll and insurance duties within the organization. In addition to being in charge of compliance, Maria also currently oversees all Accounts Receivable duties and is instrumental in the monthly preparation of statements for each of the unit franchisees.