EUROPEAN OPERATORS
Basic-Fit
CMG Sports Club
Daalmeerstraat 24, 2131 HC Hoofddorp, the Netherlands Tel +31 23 8901750 Web www.healthcity.nl (.be and .de) www.basic-fit.nl (.be and .sp)
235 avenue Le Jour se Lève, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France Tel +33 1 41 04 70 05 Email franck.hedin@cmgsportsclub.com Web www.cmgsportsclub.com Facebook /cmgsportsclub
Company profile Owned by founders Rene Moos and Eric Wilborts, HealthCity International encompasses two health club brands: premium full-service operation HealthCity, and budget operation Basic-Fit. It operates across a number of markets – Benelux, Germany, France, Spain and Italy – having acquired the full Fitness First estate in Benelux, France, Spain and Italy in 2010–11. Number of sites 51 HealthCity International clubs and 338 Basic-Fit clubs, totalling 389. Plans for 2016 To open 65 new Basic-Fit clubs.
Company profile CMG Sports Club is a unique network of clubs located in the cities of Paris, Geneva and Zurich. Targeting urban inhabitants, it’s a pioneer of fitness, with a strong focus on group exercise and innovation. Number of sites 22 clubs in France, all in Paris, including a high-end club operating under the Pure brand and located in Place de la Bastille beneath the Opera House; 20 clubs in Switzerland under the Silhouette brand; and 30+ private fitness centres within large corporations in France and Switzerland. Plans for 2016 To open new clubs and develop new concepts.
CEO: Rene Moos
CEO: Franck Hedin
Professional background Founder and chief executive officer of HealthCity International. I started out as a tennis player and tennis coach, then moved into management and ownership of tennis clubs around 30 years ago. We then began to introduce fitness into our tennis clubs, and the HealthCity business evolved from that. Best piece of advice you’ve ever been given Be focused and keep improving your product. People might be surprised to know that... I was a tennis teacher for many years.
Professional background Graduated from ESS EC in 1991, after two years of audit at Deloitte & Touche in Switzerland. Set up my own company, iProgress, in the e-learning sector. When the internet bubble burst, I moved into advertising as CFO of European company FullSIX. I joined Club Med Gym in 2009 as CFO, and was promoted to CEO in 2012. Best piece of advice you’ve ever been given Don’t look to the future in your rear-view mirror. People might be surprised to know that... I’m a private pilot with Instrument Rating.
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