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reed replaces grey- thompson at efds
Charles Reed has been named as the new chair of T e English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS), replacing Baroness Tanni Grey-T ompson, who has been appointed as honorary president. Reed will work alongside an expanded board of trustees. Two other vacant positions on the board
have been fi lled by Gerry Kinsella and Janet Williams. T ey will lead the organisation into 2012 and build on the legacy for disabled people in sport.
Stephen Studd, chief executive of SkillsActive, has announced his decision to stand down from the role with immediate eff ect. Studd held the position for eight years and is a leisure industry veteran. He began his career at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in 1975 before spending 21 years at the Sports Council Great Britain (now UK Sport). Commenting on his
departure, Studd said: “We’ve gone to considerable effort to restructure SkillsActive as a group and strengthen our engagement with employers and key stakeholders. I believe this new structure leaves SkillsActive in a stronger position to tackle the challenges and opportunities ahead. Now is the right time for me, on a personal level, to step aside and allow new leadership to take the organisation forward.”
Philip Cooksey is York’s new UK sales director
new uk sales director for york fi tness
Equipment supplier York Fitness has appointed Philip Cooksey as UK sales director, who joins the company aſt er seven years with Technogym. As part of his new role, Cooksey will be responsible for the company’s performance weightliſt ing and home fi tness businesses. Cooksey says: “I build teams around
genuine, honest and professional individuals who have a passion, not only for the fi tness industry, but for the long-term relationship and success of its customers.”
fi tbug holdings appoints healthcare expert
Fitbug Holdings has appointed Joel Barnes, a senior US healthcare industry executive, as its new senior vice president for sales and business development. With more than 20 years’ experience in
the US healthcare sector, Barnes’ previous roles include a senior sales position at Bupa’s US Health Dialog business. As part of a phased strategy, the company
has now opened a US sales and customer support offi ce based in Chicago. T e fi rst US customer support staff has completed training, and the centre opened at the beginning of October 2011.
18 templeman named as new imspa chair
The Ins titute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (IMSPA) has appointed the director general of the Institute of Directors, Miles Templeman, as its new chair. Templeman took up the post from 1 October, replacing IMSPA’s interim chair, Marc Newey, who stepped down from his position at the end of September. During his c a r e er,
Templeman has held senior management and consultancy roles, as well as non-executive directorships, at companies such as Lucozade, Stella Artois and Bulmers. Templeman says: “T e interim board has done an excellent job of paving the way forward
Miles Templeman took over the post of IMSPA chair on 1 October
for the Institute in securing chartership, which represents a real turning point in the sport and physical activity sector.”
fairey to head alliance leisure’s south-east operations
Tom Fairey has joined Alliance Leisure as business development manager. Heading up the South East region, he will work closely with local authorities, leisure trusts and educational establishments to convert underperforming sites into thriving, sustainable sites. Fairey joins Alliance from Gymkit UK, where he was
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commercial sales director. His previous posts also include senior account manager at Precor. He says: “Local authorities are under more
pressure than ever to maintain service provision and standards despite shrinking budgets, and I feel that Alliance can play a truly valuable role in helping them achieve this.”
november/december 2011 © cybertrek 2011 Studd, a leisure industry veteran, has been SkillsActive CEO since 2003 Chair of the SkillsActive Board Elaine Clowes
added: “T e board wants to acknowledge the fundamental contribution that Stephen has made in establishing fi rst SPRITO and then SkillsActive, which has given the opportunity to the industry to shape its own skills agenda.”
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