Rafiq Karimi

Rafiq is our CEO. He co-founded CD One Price Cleaners with his brother Rafiq Karimi, Senior. Mr. Karimi began his entrepreneurial career in the dry cleaning industry nearly 30 years ago. In 2001, he opened the first Cleaners Depot (the origination of the “CD” in our current name) business in the Chicago market. An article in the Chicago Sun-Times noted that he has “revolutionized the dry cleaning business in the Chicago area” with the introduction of the one-price dry cleaning concept. In 2006, recognizing the customer’s need for personal service and the challenges of expanding a company-owned operation, he decided to introduce the CD One Price Cleaners franchise program. With headquarters in Westchester, IL, Mr. Karimi leads an executive team that manages each functional area of the organization including finance, store operations, franchise development, real estate and construction and marketing.