non-executive news

Industry veteran Jason Worthy, who was appointed CEO of Anytime Fitness UK eight months ago, has stepped down from the role effective immediately, citing 'personal ... More

Shares in The Gym Group have jumped sharply, after it reported substantial gains in membership and revenue following a period of trading with founder John ... More

The Gym Group (TGG) has announced that Simon Jones has taken the role of non-executive director. This is the first appointment to come from TGG ... More

Dave Wright, CEO of Myzone, has re-joined UK Active’s board of directors for a three-year term. He previously served from 2009 to 2014 and will ... More

Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial, announcing it will operate as Precor going forward and be ... More

Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joins eight other winners ... More

Former CEO of Anytime Fitness Neil Randall has been appointed the new CEO of TrainMore and Clubsportive at Urban Gym Group (UGG). His role will ... More

As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has sent a letter to the government warning of a “major ... More

Nearly half (47 per cent) of men employed by fitness companies work in leadership roles – while for women, the figure is just 36 per ... More

Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each other in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge. The annual event ... More

Trib3 is making a play for the lucrative US fitness market. The franchised boutique operator has become a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), ... More

Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a move that values the brand at US$102m. The deal is ... More

An initiative set up by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation in partnership with The Gym Group will see young Londoners being offered career opportunities in fitness ... More

Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short illness. Spaticchia was also chair of the recently-launched Empowered Brands ... More

The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling a broadening of its remit, new horizons and an intention ... More

Wattbike has secured £11.5m worth of new funding from Piper, a specialist investor in branded consumer businesses. The indoor bike specialist said the investment will ... More

Biologique Recherche plans to expand its global reach as part of a "new phase for the business". The French skincare brand’s current owners and co-presidents ... More

PepsiCo executive Michael Spanos has been appointed as president and CEO of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, replacing Jim Reid-Anderson in both roles with effect from ... More

The English Institute of Sport (EIS) has made two appointments to the organisation’s board. They are CEO of British Rowing Andy Parkinson and Emma Boggis, ... More

Sports and culture secretary Nicky Morgan has appointed three members to the board of grassroots agency Sport England. Azeem Akhtar, chief technology officer at BT ... More

Bridges Fund Management has completed a deal to buy franchise gym operator, énergie Fitness. The private equity firm has acquired a majority stake for an ... More

Boom cycle has revealed plans to open its fifth London site this September. Located close to the London Eye in Waterloo, the 6,000sq ft (557sq ... More

Fifteen recommendations for improvement, covering areas such as funding, human resources and knowledge exchange, have been identified in a new report by the UK's National ... More

Industry veteran Richard Millard has joined Future Fit Training as non-executive ambassador, a new consulting role created to enable the training organisation respond to sector ... More

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Andy Anson as its new CEO. Anson, a former chief financial officer at entertainment giant Disney, joins the ... More