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Two new regional managers
have been appointed by Kirklees
feelfi t.com
Active Leisure (KAL) and will be
The feelfi t.com service is a points-based system aiming to help users to achieve
based at the leisure trust's
headquarters at the Stadium in
their personal fi tness targets by keeping track of every activity they take
Huddersfi eld. Leah Cooper will
oversee the operations of the
STEVE BARRETT
fi ve KAL sites in Dewsbury,
fi tness director
Batley and Cleckheaton while
Jenny Frear will oversee the
operations of the six KAL sites How did you get to this and copywriters. I dip in and
in Huddersfi eld, Scissett, point in your career? out of their work to make sure
Holmfi rth and the Colne Valley. I worked very closely with it's all coming together.
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Arts Council England has Reebok for 15 years as a Global What has been the high point
announced the nine members Master Trainer at the Reebok of your career so far?
who will form its new, University. There I was able to Last year I taught the warm up
streamlined executive board. move into product and to the 26,000 runners of the
Led by chief executive Alan programme development. Two Las Vegas Marathon. I was on a
Davey, the new national years ago, an entrepreneur massive stage in the middle of What keeps you motivated?
leadership team will feature wanted to invest in an online the LV strip – instead of a My daughter, Maddy, age 3.
four national and four area PT product, he approached me starting gun they had What ambitions do you have?
executive directors. The board and that was the start of feelfi t. $100,000 worth of fi reworks! I want 10 million feelfi t users.
members include Alison Cole, What is your day-to-day role? How would you What advice would you offer
executive director for My time is split between describe yourself? to up and coming managers?
communications; Anupam monitoring the live and beta Thorough and patient – I like to Know your subject and don't
Ganguli, executive director for sites. I like to keep an eye on get things right. try to be an expert on
resources; Andrew Nairne, the support emails that come in How would your critics everything. There's nothing
executive director for arts and from members using the live describe you? worse than a person who has
Althea Efunshile, chief site, while on the beta I've got I wouldn't be surprised if I had an opinion on everything but
operating offi cer. Moira Sinclair developers, graphic designers been called pedantic! has no substance to back it up.
has been appointed area
executive director for London,
while Andrea Stark will be area
GEORGE BOWDEN
executive director for the East
marketing manager
and South East and Laura Dyer
is the area executive director for
the Midlands and South West. What attracted you to the and that can be tiring come
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With just under three years to leisure industry? Monday morning!
go until the start of the London I've always been sports mad. What are your ambitions?
2012 Paralympic Games, Chris For me to be able to work We've managed to achieve the
Holmes MBE has been appointed alongside like minded people is fi rst points-based fi tness system
as the new director of a great bonus. in the world with feelfi t and I
Paralympic integration. Having What are the advantages of would like to have the opportu-
had a distinguished career as a working in the leisure sector? nity to do something similarly
Paralympic swimmer – winning It allows you to focus on your groundbreaking for myself in playing golf or having the
nine Paralympic gold medals, six own well being. With my the future. opportunity to do something
at the 1992 Barcelona Games in current project feelfi t, I can What will your next move be? extreme, like sky diving.
1992 – Holmes will lead on all easily keep track of my fi tness Onwards and upwards! I was Any advice for people
aspects of London 2012's levels and make sure I repre- asked a similar question about wanting to work in leisure?
planning and organisation for sent the leisure industry in the three years ago – where I Find out what sector really
the Paralympic Games. He is a best light possible. wanted to be in fi ve years time. pushes your buttons and what
patron of the 'Help for Heroes' And the disadvantages? Let's say I have two years left! qualifi cations you need. Once
charity and the British I wouldn't say I have experi- What do you do in your you've done your background
Paralympic Association and has enced any disadvantages, apart leisure time? work, target the top companies
been a board member at UK from some events I am I always keep busy, whether it within this sector and speak
Sport since 2005. involved in roll into weekends is catching up with mates, directly with the correct person.
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