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Chief Operating Officer for IGNITE Fitness Holdings, a portfolio company of TowerBrook Capital Partners. IGNITE is one of the largest Planet Fitness franchisee groups, representing 130+ locations throughout the US and Canada: Connecticut, New York, Tennessee, Georgia, New Mexico, Arizona, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Full P&L responsibility, while overseeing Field Operations, Leadership & Development, Facilities, IT, Member Experience Team, Procurement, and Acquisitions for IGNITE Fitness Holdings.Planet Fitness Franchisee since 2009, helping to grow the Connecticut market to 15 locations as of 2012. Played active role in the sale of the business to Exaltare Capital Partners in 2012. Oversaw the diligence and integration for multiple acquisitions, expanding ECP-PF's portfolio from 15 to 100+ locations since 2012, and helped lead the company through a successful recapitalization in 2017, and sale of the business to TowerBrook Capital Partners in 2021.Serve as Chair of the Planet Fitness Independent Franchisee Association Member Experience Committee (former Chair of Operations Committee), and serve as a member of both the Real Estate and Sustainability Committees for IFH. Member of the Board of Directors (Treasurer) for Notre Dame High School (West Haven, CT), and act as a student-athlete mentor for the Wesleyan University Football team.

Listed skills include Leadership, Management, Marketing, Business Development, and 23 others.