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A division president is said to leave 24 Hour |
John Craig, Editor - 04.10.2008
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SAN RAMON, Calif. – Jim Rowley, one of two division presidents at 24 Hour Fitness, resigned from his post this month, according to several former 24 Hour executives.
Rowley could not be reached for comment this week, and 24 Hour officials did not immediately respond to messages on Thursday.
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Aside from the January departure of founder Mark Mastrov, Rowley’s exit is seen as the most significant in a string of recent personnel changes at 24 Hour.
As division president, Rowley essentially oversaw operations and sales for half of the company’s roughly 370 clubs. He had been with 24 Hour for close to 20 years, the sources said, and had held the division president post for the past few years.
In February, three high-level 24 Hour administrators were forced out: general counsel Tony Bakos, vice president Don Harbich, and Adam Loew, who was in charge of new club development. Another vice president, Mike Feinman, resigned and took a job with Gold’s Gym International.
In an interview in March, 24 Hour chief executive Carl Liebert did not elaborate on the personnel changes but said the company was in the process of changing its sales approach in a “back to basics” effort to project a friendlier image.
Earlier this month, 24 Hour announced that chief financial officer Colin Heggie will become president of its Asian club chain, California Fitness, replacing Steve Clinefelter, who is retiring this summer.
The company also said that Jeffrey Boyer, a former chief executive at Michaels Stores Inc., will replace Heggie as financial chief, and that Tony Wells was promoted to chief marketing officer. He had been senior vice president of marketing.
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