The Gym Group appoints former Tesco and Asos finance director as chief financial officer
Low-cost exercise chain The Gym Group has appointed former Tesco director Mark George as its chief finance officer.
George was most recently the deputy at car dealing company Auto Trader and has also held senior finance positions at Tesco and fashion house Asos. He will join The Gym Group at the end of the month.
Gym Group chief executive Richard Darwin said: “I am delighted that Mark has agreed to join The Gym Group as CFO.
"He brings considerable experience in listed consumer facing businesses with a strong digital proposition and will strengthen our management team in a number of key areas. I look forward to him supporting the next stage of our rapid growth.”
George added: “I am very pleased to be joining The Gym Group and look forward to working with the team to build on its strong market position.”
The chain has recently recorded a surge in new members, from 508,000 to 720,000, as it oversees a rapid expansion plan that has taken its total number of gyms to 147.
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