Orr's appointment follows the stepping down of previous CEO, Richard Darwin, in January 2023Orr joins the low cost fitness operator from Times Media – publisher of the Times and Sunday Times and is expected to start in the role later in 2023The Gym Group has appointed Will Orr as its new CEO and executive directorThe Gym Group has appointed Will Orr as its new CEO and executive director. Orr joins the low-cost fitness operator from Times Media – publisher of The Times and The Sunday Times – and is expected to start in the role later in 2023. The Gym Group's founder, John Treharne, has been acting as executive chair since January and has overseen Orr's appointment. Commenting, Orr said: "The Gym Group is a business I've admired for some time, both for its impressive growth and for its founding mission to democratise fitness – something that's even more important now than when its first gym opened 15 years ago. Orr has experience of prioritising the customer experience, particularly for subscription-based business models in the consumer and media sectors, said Treharne.

Source: The Times May 03, 2023 10:44 UTC