Executive Committee
Will Orr, CEO, Luke Tait, CFO and Ann-marie Murphy, COO 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 is critical to the accelerated rollout of growing the estate. David was previously the Head of Development at Central England Co-operative.
In 2021 David was promoted to Chief Development and Sustainability Officer and is responsible for designing, implementing and leading our sustainability strategy. David acts as an ambassador for sustainability both internally and externally. He has stayed abreast of changes in regulation and ensures that the business is well positioned to meet its designated regional sustainability reporting and disclosure obligations as well as wider corporate targets.
Nick Shelmerdine
Director of Strategy & Corporate Development
Nick is The Gym Group’s Director of Strategy & Corporate Development. Nick joined TGG in November 2021 and was formerly Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants and MD 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
Emily Kortlang
Chief Marketing Officer
Emily is the Gym Group’s Chief Marketing Officer. Emily joined TGG as Group Brand & Marketing Director in October 2021 and was promoted to CMO in November 2022. Emily was formerly Brand Director for Beats by Dr. Dre, at Apple, and prior to that held marketing roles at Red Bull and Fallon, responsible for brand, social media, creative, campaign & retail marketing.
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.