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Greg Oliver named Executive of the Year at APAC Fitness and Wellness Awards of Excellence

Greg Oliver named Executive of the Year at APAC Fitness and Wellness Awards of Excellence
May 20, 2021

Greg Oliver, Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Fitness and Lifestyle Group, has been named Executive of the Year at the APAC Fitness and Wellness Awards of Excellence.

Presented during World Health, Fitness and Wellness Week in Singapore on Tuesday night , the Awards recognise leading companies and executives from across health, fitness, wellness and hospitality in the Asia-Pacific region.

Open to fitness, wellness hospitality or lifestyle executive, Oliver secured the award ahead of a number of leading executives.

With a career in the fitness industry spanning 40 years, Oliver is regarded as one of the world's most respected fitness executives.

His experience includes owning and managing multi-club gym chains and significant mergers and acquisition and strategic activity within the sector including club expansion and acquisition. In addition, he has owned and managed corporate health businesses, and founded leading membership billing service Debitsuccess.

In his current role with the Fitness and Lifestyle Group (FLG) since its inception in October 2016, he was previously Chief Executive of Goodlife Health Clubs, now part of FLG, from 2010.

The awards also saw FLG’s Centr App receive the App of the Year Award.

Among other Awards, Inspire Brands Asia's acquisition of Anytime Fitness Asia named Deal of the Year, Myzone receive the Technology Company of the Year Award, Evolution Wellness receive the Fitness/Wellness Company of the Year Award and, as previously reported, Body Fit Training named Franchise of the Year.

Phillip Mills, founder and Executive Director of Les Mills International received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Click here for more information on the Awards.

About the author

Nigel Benton

Co-founder/Publisher, Australasian Leisure Management

Born in the English county of Dorset, Nigel Benton is the co-founder and Publisher of Australasian Leisure Management, Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific’s only magazine for professionals in all areas of the leisure industry and the www.ausleisure.com.au website - the go to news resource for industry leaders and professionals.

With a long-term commitment to communicating all that is best about the leisure industry (aquatics, attractions, entertainment, events, fitness, parks, recreation, sport, tourism and venues) his career has been defined by an ability to develop and implement industry communications.

Starting his career working in heritage visitor attractions and then adventure travel in Africa and the Middle East, an interest in writing about his experiences led to his change of career into magazine journalism and publishing.

In addition to publishing, Nigel speaks on marketing communications at a range of industry events.

He was made a Life Member of the World Leisure and Recreation Association in 2006 and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London).

In 2020, he launched the new Asian Leisure Business website.

As of October 2024, he was inducted into the Australian Fitness Awards Roll of Honour at the 2024 AUSactive National Awards.

Among a range of published works and features, his comments on a Blog (blogspot) from 2007 to 2011, when this website went live in its current form, may be interesting to reflect back on.

His philosophy on life is to be kind to all and to indulge those that you love.

His passions include family, Newcastle United and motorcycles (especially British ones) as well, until February 2025 when she left us, caring a little pug named Stella.

Click here to connect with him via LinkedIn.

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17th June 2019 - Goodlife ambassador Emily Skye introduces new Ignite exercise program

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