Our Team

Russ Reynolds

Chief Executive Officer

Russ has had a distinguished career of accomplishment and stability and brings with him a wealth of franchising experience. He recently joined Spotless from LYNX after serving as CEO and president franchisor Batteries Plus Bulbs (BPB). Under Russ’s leadership BPB grew from a small regional operator, to a national retail franchised chain with over 725 stores, 300 franchisees and over $625m in system sales. During his tenure, BPB nearly doubled average store sales and increased gross margin by over 20%. Russ’ experience in strategy, sales and marketing, supply chain management, and technology benefits LYNX greatly. Prior to joining Batteries Plus, Russ spent 14 years with GNB Technologies, a major global supplier of automotive and industrial power products.

After progressing through several sales and marketing roles, he then led 3 different business units, ultimately becoming the VP-General Manager for the Global Automotive Division based in Atlanta. Russ holds a BA from Bethel University (MN) and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Andy Colmone

Chief Financial Officer

Andy Colmone is the CFO of Spotless Brands and directly oversees Finance, Accounting, Capital Structure, and IT for the company. Andy has been with Spotless Brands since its inception, originally as a Managing Director with Access Holdings, the company’s financial sponsor.

Prior to Spotless and Access, Andy was the CFO of Great Lakes Dental Partners, a private equity-backed dental support organization. Earlier in his career, Andy had various positions as an investment professional and portfolio company executive with Sterling Partners and American Capital. Andy began his career with J.P. Morgan in the investment banking group.

Andy has an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Creighton University.

Christian Seem

Chief Operating Officer

Christian joined Spotless Brands in 2020 as Chief Operating Officer with a 20-year track record of managing P&Ls in organizations with budgets exceeding $1.1 billion.

Christian previously worked as Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations and Marketing where he led over 200 US locations for International Car Wash Group. Prior to this, he led over 750 Retail Store locations under the NTB and Tire Kingdom brands for TBC Corporation. He has also held executive positions with Advance Auto Parts and Best Buy.

Christian brings a results orientated leadership to operations, sales, and marketing leveraging his proven success in managing both traditional and high touch service chains.

Dave Dittman

VP and General Manager, Flagship Car Wash

Dave has been with Flagship since Sept of 2021 bringing over 25 years of retail & operational leadership, strategy and execution to the Team. Prior to joining Flagship Dave was the VP & GM of the Retail Group at TBC Corporation and a Divisional Vice President with Bridgestone Americas. Holding numerous positions of increased responsibility within TBC and Bridgestone Dave will be leading the accelerated and aggressive growth of the Flagship brand in the DMV and surrounding areas.

Brian Blanchard

VP and General Manager, Okie Express

Brian has over 17 years of experience in the aftermarket automotive space. Prior to joining Okie Express, he was the Regional Vice President for over 100 National Tire and Battery locations across 3 different states. In addition to his professional endeavors, Brian has 22 years in the US Army Reserves and has worked his way up to the grade of EB where he serves as the First Sergeant and Senior Enlisted Military Advisor for a Large Transportation Company. He completed a BBA with an entrepreneurial focus at Texas State University, as well as an MBA with finance concentration and an MS in Accounting from the University of Texas.

Wade Sharp

VP and General Manager, Ultimate Shine

Wade has over 20 years of experience in executive roles where he was responsible for rapid growth opportunities, M&A and integration optimization. Prior to joining the Ultimate Shine Team as VP and GM, he served in several Senior Leadership roles within the Icahn Automotive Group, most recently overseeing 800 locations as the President of Commercial Sales & Operations. He brings a tremendous wealth of experience to the team with over 14 years in the aftermarket automotive space.

Jason Dyer

Director of Operations, Cobblestone

Jason has more than 30 years of experience in the car wash industry; a journey which began with his very first job at 16 years old, working for Danny’s Family Carwash in Mesa, Arizona. Jason hit the ground running as a young supervisor for Cobblestone, but quickly was promoted to Assistant Manager, and then to Facility Manager, before being promoted to Operations Manager, in 2008.

Now, in his current role as Director of Operations, Jason oversees the entire company’s operations team in two different regions (Arizona and Colorado), and is heavily involved with all aspects of the business. His areas of influence and accountability, in addition to carwash operations, include: convenience store and gas operations, oil change and preventative maintenance operations, marketing, training and development, IT, HR and accounting, repairs and maintenance, payroll, recruiting and hiring, new site selection and development, budgeting, inventory and warehouse management, and overall company leadership.