I nt e r vi e w The company now has freedom to do things differently says Jobson
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Issue 10 2022 ©Cybertrek 2022
Between 2016 and 2022, we continued our organic growth with a focus on our existing owner group – people who had already proven themselves and who understood the brand and the culture. Australia has a fastgrowing population, with lots of greenfield locations coming up, and we’ve been able to cherry-pick those for our franchise network. We also sold master franchises for the UK and the Netherlands, where we currently have 11 and four clubs respectively. Then this year, you led an MBO… In September 2022, we completed a Management Buy Out of Jetts Fitness which was led by COO Mark Hollis, CFO Cheryl Ling and me. The deal excludes New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand – where FLG retains full ownership of its Jetts Fitness brand and operations – but covers the rest of the world.