Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc. announced the appointment of Chris Maudlin to the company’s Board of Directors. Maudlin is Senior Vice President and National Director of the Private Client Group with Artivest, a premier provider of alternative investment and technology solutions headquartered in New York and San Diego. Maudlin brings more than 14 years of finance and investment industry experience to Generation NEXT Franchise Brands. Prior to joining Artivest’s predecessor firm, Altegris, in 2009, Chris worked in investment advisory and wealth management roles with Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. In joining the Board, Maudlin will serve as an Independent Audit and Compensation Committee Chairman, a key appointment for Generation NEXT as the company grows and looks to the future. The independent audit and compensation committee is charged with assisting the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the company’s financial statements and internal controls; compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s ethical standards and policies; preparing the audit committee report for inclusion in the company’s annual proxy statement; as well as oversight of executive and employee compensation and benefits.