Franchise Holdings International, Inc. announced that Steven Raivio presented the board of directors of the company with his resignation as chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of the company. Mr. Raivio's decision to resign was not due to any disagreement with the company. The board of directors of the company accepted Mr. Raivio's resignation. As of October 27, 2016, Paul Haber agreed to join the board of directors of the company. Mr. Haber, age 47, has been involved in corporate finance and capital markets for over 18 years. Mr. Haber currently sits on the board of directors of South American Silver Corp. and Chinapintza Mining Corp. Mr. Haber is a past director of High Desert Gold Corp., China Health and Diagnostics Ltd., IND Dairytech Inc., Migao Corporation.