Executive Committee
Will Orr, CEO and Luke Tait, CFO are also members of the Executive Committee, and their bios can be found on the Board of Directors page.
David Melhuish
Chief Development and Sustainability Officer
David joined The Gym Group in April 2013 and has been critical to the rapid growth of the estate and ongoing strategic expansion. In 2021, David was promoted to Chief Development and Sustainability Officer and is responsible for deliveryand support of The Gym Group’s high quality gym estate, as well as developing, implementing, and leading our sustainability strategy. David acts as an ambassador for all sustainability-related matters at The Gym Group, both internally and externally. He ensures the business is well positioned to meet its designated sustainability reporting and disclosure obligations, as well as wider corporate targets.
David was previously the Head of Development at Central England Co-operative.
Milan Juza
Chief Technology Officer
Milan joined The Gym Group in March 2023 to lead the Tech and Product function of the group. Prior to joining TGG, Milan led a global e-commerce technology team at TUI Group and also brings a wealth of technology leadership and digital product delivery experience from several industries including telecoms, media, and financial services.
During his career, Milan led and successfully delivered several large-scale technology and business transformation initiatives as well as numerous market-leading innovations and services. Milan is passionate about building and growing high-performing teams and organisations, creating real business advantage through technology, and helping organisations to grow business agility.
Nick Shelmerdine
Director of Strategy & Corporate Development
Nick is The Gym Group’s Director of Strategy and Corporate Development. Nick joined The Gym Group in November 2021 and was formerly Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants and MD of Delivery at The Restaurant Group plc, focused on building a food delivery business and major transformation projects. Nick brings his expertise in growth strategy, M&A, business development and change in the consumer and leisure space to the Executive Committee.
During his time at The Gym Group, Nick has been crucial in the developmentof the strategic direction of the business. Nick delivers a more forward-looking approach to decision-making to evaluate and seize new growth opportunities.
Ruth Jackson
Chief People Officer
Ruth joined The Gym Group as People and Development Director in October 2022 and was promoted to Chief people Officer in December 2023. Prior to joining The Gym Group, Ruth held a number of senior HR positions in leading leisure and hospitality businesses, including People Director for Zizzi Restaurants (Azzurri Group), People Director at Cote Brasserie and spent over 11 years at Whitbread in a variety of HR roles.
Ruth brings wide HR and operational experience to drive employee engagement and foster positive team culture to support business growth.
During her time at The GymGroup, Ruth has realigned the People team to deliver high value support to all areas of the business, focusing on creating high performingteams through talent performance, development and retention.