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peter rigg joins pte’s physique
Peter Rigg has joined Physique, part of
the PTE group of companies, as business
development manager following 15 years
working for Life Fitness.
Rigg will help lead the expansion
of Physique’s consultancy arm, which
supports clients in the development of
their health and fi tness facilities.
Rigg will also be responsible for
increasing awareness of Physique’s
product portfolio, which includes
Mike McCardle is retiring Hoist strength, Impulse strength and
remanufactured Life Fitness CV kit, and
mike mccardle
driving sales of the new Expresso Bike.
Graham Bertrand, managing director Rigg has 21 years’ industry experience
leaves sporta
of the PTE group, says: “Rigg has a vast
amount of experience in the health and Physique consists of the recently
Mike McCardle has announced his fi tness sector. During his time with Life merged Physique Sports – its sport
retirement from his position as Fitness, he directed the company’s key hall and gym division – and the fi tness
executive secretary at sporta, the account business in Europe, the Middle equipment business. The PTE group also
representative body for UK leisure East and Africa and worked with many comprises Alliance Leisure, ZigZag and
and cultural trusts, after fi ve years in of the major chains.” Home Fitness Direct.
the role. His responsibilities will be
taken on by Leisure-net Solutions.
During McCardle’s tenure, the
fenoughty joins sheffi eld trust
organisation grew substantially
to incorporate more than 100 Len Crossley has announced that he will leisure industry. Prior appointees have
member trusts, responsible for the be retiring, leaving his role as trustee of included the chief operating offi cer at
management of more than 920 sites the Sheffi eld City Trust, and his position Sheffi eld United and fi nance director for
on behalf of UK local authorities. as chair of leisure operator Sheffi eld Leicester City Football Clubs.
McCardle, who was previously International Venues (SIV), which he has SIV operates a portfolio of community
MD at Stevenage Leisure Ltd (SLL) held for 11 years. and international sports venues on
for fi ve years, says he will remain Crossley helped approve the health behalf of the charitable trust. Facilities
involved with sporta on an ad hoc and fi tness scheme Fitness Unlimited, include the Hillsborough Leisure
basis to ensure a smooth transition. which now has 14,500 members. Centre, Concord Sports Centre, the
However, his main aim for the future Joining the trust to replace Crossley English Institute of Sport in Sheffi eld,
is to reduce his golf handicap. will be Mark Fenoughty, head of fi nance Westfi eld Sports Centre, Ponds Forge
at legal fi rm DLA Piper, who has nine International Sports Centre, Sheffi eld
years’ experience in the sports and Arena and Don Valley Stadium.
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new md for nautilus uk obesity manager for dc leisure bannatyne appoints new gm
Nautilus has appointed Alan Vickers as DC Leisure has appointed Marie Former Scottish water skiing champion
managing director of its UK business. Hepburn as programme manager of Mark Murray has been appointed as
Vickers has extensive experience the Carnegie Club, the new childhood the general manager of Bannatyne’s
in the sporting goods industry in obesity initiative in Rotherham. Health Club in Perth.
Europe and North America, having The 12-week initiative is designed Murray moved to Bannatyne’s
previously held a number of senior to raise the activity levels of children having launched Norton House Health
positions in retail and wholesale aged eight to 17 and to improve their Club and Spa in Edinburgh. Prior to
branded companies. These include understanding of healthy eating. The this position, he was manager and
president of Nike France, president of scheme is focused on youth above the performance coach of the National
Reebok EMEA and managing director 85 percentile for Body Mass Index. Water Ski Centre in Dunfermline. He
of Olympus Sport. Prior to joining DC Leisure, was also instrumental in establishing the
Vickers was also recently Hepburn spent two years as a project Edinburgh International Climbing Arena
president of the Starbucks franchised and fi tness equipment co-ordinator for and setting up Atrium Games, which
operations in the Middle East, Africa, the IFI, and has experience as a duty specialises in bringing adventure games
Turkey and Russia. manager and a fi tness instructor. and experiences to leisure facilities.
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