Executive Committee

Barney Harrison

Chief Commercial Officer

Barney is an experienced marketing and eCommerce professional. He has held a number of senior marketing positions at Sky, including the Head of MultiChannel Acquisition, Head of Direct Marketing and eCommerce (ROI) and Head of Media and Acquisition (Sky Betting and Gaming).

Barney joined The Gym in 2016, and in 2019 was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. Since 2020, Barney has also led our central operations function.

Jasper McIntosh

Chief Information Officer

Jasper has headed The Gym Group’s technology operation since 2011, joining the Executive Committee in 2014. An experienced technology director, Jasper has previously delivered high profile projects for GlaxoSmithKline, Global Fund, the NHS and the French Presidential Palace. While at The Gym Group, he has overseen a major programme of digital transformation, introducing significant new digital experiences and data & analytics capabilities.

Ann-marie Murphy

Chief People Officer

Ann-marie joined The Gym Group in April 2018. She has over 15 years’ experience across a variety of senior Human Resources roles, particularly in the travel and retail industries. Before joining The Gym Group, Ann-marie was Group Human Resources Director at New Look Retailers.

At the start of 2021, Ann-marie took on the additional responsibility for our Gym operations across the UK, in addition to running the People function.

David Melhuish

Development Director

David joined The Gym Group in April 2013 and has successfully opened over 140 gyms to date. He was previously Head of Development & Facilities at Central England Co-operative managing a diverse trading estate of over 300 properties.