HAMPTON, N.H., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (the “Company”), one of many largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of health facilities with extra members than some other health model, introduced that Edward Hymes has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer reporting on to Chief Executive Officer, Chris Rondeau. Mr. Hymes will be part of the model in January and be accountable for driving each the day-to-day enterprise and longer-term strategic progress of the Company, with general management and accountability of the model’s major income producing enterprise segments, together with U.S. and worldwide franchise operations and improvement, tools gross sales, and Corporate shops, along with each the expertise and authorized capabilities.
“Edward is a seasoned govt with over 30 years of expertise together with figuring out, growing, and working home and worldwide retail and e-commerce companies for world firms,” stated Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer. “We imagine his skillset and franchise management might be instrumental in serving to to strategically speed up our enterprise progress by way of present and new channels, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to our govt crew.”
Most not too long ago, Mr. Hymes served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Jiffy Lube International, an entirely owned, oblique subsidiary of Shell Oil Company with 2,040 US franchise places, 160 licensees in Canada, and over $2B in income. In this function, he oversaw the strategic path of the corporate, managing franchise relationships to create a shared imaginative and prescient for the enterprise to drive and preserve main market share by way of continued innovation and a customer-first technique. Mr. Hymes started working at Shell in 2001, holding broad and various roles together with technique, enterprise improvement, undertaking administration, and deal supply. Prior to Jiffy Lube, he served on Shell’s world Downstream Acquisitions & Divestments Leadership Team with duty for transaction supply throughout North and South America.
“Planet Fitness is a disruptive model with many years of dependable progress, a disciplined franchise mannequin, and a novel alternative to proceed to develop its retailer depend because the market chief,” stated Edward Hymes. “I look ahead to becoming a member of the crew, collaborating throughout departments, and dealing with franchisees to place the Company for continued long-term progress and success.”
Prior to Shell, Mr. Hymes served as Director and General Manager for Internet startup Kozmo, a web based retailer pioneering supply to each customers and companies, the place he was accountable for new market improvement and operations. Mr. Hymes began his profession at Kmart Corporation, the place he labored his means up the ranks beginning as an hourly retailer crew member and entered administration submit college. Over 15 years, he held a number of retailer operations positions with P&L duty progressing from Store Manager to Regional Manager overseeing excessive quantity places and rising profitability by driving operational efficiency, enhancing merchandise and promotions, and specializing in customer support.
Mr. Hymes holds a level in Marketing from Northwest Missouri State University. He has additionally participated in Wharton’s Executive Leadership Program, INSEAD’s Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments program in France, and Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program.
About Planet Fitness
Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is likely one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of health facilities in the United States by variety of members and places. As of September 30, 2022, Planet Fitness had greater than 16.6 million members and a pair of,353 shops in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and Australia. The Company’s mission is to boost folks’s lives by offering a high-quality health expertise in a welcoming, non-intimidating atmosphere, which we name the Judgement Free Zone®. More than 90% of Planet Fitness shops are owned and operated by unbiased enterprise women and men.
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