Our Team
The people who make it possible
Ralph Askar
President and CEO
With a proven record of accomplishments as one of Mail Boxes Etc. & The UPS Store’s most successful multiple Area Franchisee’s and Multiple International Master Licensee’s, Ralph brings over 23 years of hands-on franchising experience to Instant Imprints.
Ralph was an officer of Mail Boxes Etc. parent company, headed the domestic and International franchise development departments as Vice President, and was President and Chief Executive Officer for Mail Boxes Etc. in Canada. In 2005 the Mail Boxes Etc. chain re-branded to The UPS Store successfully under Ralph’s stewardship and enjoyed tremendous growth as a franchise network.
Today Ralph is CEO and President of Instant Imprints Canada, and is a shareholder and board chairman of Instant Imprints Franchising, Inc.—the parent company and global headquarters for Instant Imprints.
Christian Collucci
Executive Vice President, Business Development
Christian brings a broad base of experience to the Instant Imprints leadership team, with an MBA complemented by over a decade of leadership experience in both franchised and corporate environments. Christian's expertise spans across sales, marketing, and operations functions with some of Canada's leading companies. He was a successful manager with Future Shop for 7 years, where he ran their tradeshow business while also opening, and relocating several locations. He then spent 2 years with Hartco, Canada's leading franchisor of systems integrators and computer stores. In this role Christian oversaw all store merchandising and retail operations initiatives before launching their entry into digital AV market.
Prior to joining Instant Imprints Canada, Christian was with Grand & Toy developing sales and marketing
programs for their technology business unit and leading a direct sales organization in the Greater Toronto Area.
Sandra Timson
Controller, Senior Financial Analyst
Sandra Timson received her BA in Economics and Political Science in 1999 from the University of Toronto and holds an Accounting Diploma from McMaster University, She is a certified General Accountant. Prior to joining Instant Imprints Canada, Sandra held multiple positions in the accounting/finance discipline as an accounts payable clerk with Canadian Inkjet, Intermediate Financial Accountant with Maidstone Bakeries and Financial Administrator with Urban Native Homes prior to being appointed into her current position with I.I.CA Inc. on November, 2007.