7 November 2023

The Gym Group plc

Board Change

Leading low-cost gym operator, The Gym Group plc, announces that Chief Operating Officer Ann-marie Murphy will be stepping down from the Board and leaving the business in early 2024 to take up the role of Chief People Officer at SSP Group plc. People & Development Director Ruth Jackson will join the Executive Committee as Chief People Officer.

John Treharne, Chair of The Gym Group, said: "I'd like to thank Ann-marie for her years of service to the business. She has ensured that The Gym Group has an incredibly strong operational team and is also a great place to work. We are very proud to have been recognised with two Investors in People awards including gold accreditation. She will leave us in the knowledge that we are on track with our plans as we move towards the next chapter of The Gym Group's development."

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The Gym Group was a pioneer of the low-cost gym model and operates 230 high quality sites across the UK. These gyms offer 24/7 opening and flexible, no-contract membership. As at 30 June 2023 there were 867,000 members nationwide. Our gyms have over 53 million visits per annum, score highly on member satisfaction and are consistently rated "excellent" on Trustpilot. The Gym Group is the UK's first carbon neutral chain of gyms.