Wais joined The Gym Group in February 2021 and is the Chair of the Remuneration and Sustainability Committees. He is also the Chief Growth Officer at The Co-operative Group and senior independent trustee at the Football Foundation.

Previously, Wais held executive and other leadership positions in group operations, digital technology, product, business development, M&A and international expansion at both Just Eat and Treatwell. Following that he was the CEO of Push Doctor and PrivateDoc, non-executive director at Reach plc and Snappy Shopper and an operating partner to Samaipata.