Robert J. Giardina was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2010. Mr. Giardina has served as a director since March 19, 2010 and was previously a member of our Board of Directors from March 2006 until March 2008. From September 2009 to March 2010, Mr. Giardina was employed as the Chief Executive Officer of JTL Enterprises. Mr. Giardina originally joined the Company in 1981 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1992 to 2001, and as Chief Executive Officer from January 2002 through October 2007.
Martin Annese
Chief Operating Officer
Marty Annese joined Town Sports International after 27 years of experience leading large, rapid-growth, International Corporations. In 1983 Marty was recruited by PepsiCo where he began his 14-year career in the International Restaurant Division. In his first Executive Operating role, Marty led the immediate turnaround of the Taco Bell Canada business, growing average store sales per store by over $550,000 in 3 years.
In 1997 Marty was recruited by Starbucks Coffee Company as Vice President, Northeast Zone and was responsible for brand and market development. He was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2000 and, in 2001, was recognized for his excellence in leadership and team development with the President's Award from the Company CEO. Turnover reached an all-time low while internal promotions achieved an all-time high under Marty's leadership.
Kelley Bubolo
Vice-President of Sales
Kelley has been in the sales and fitness industry for more than 16 years. Kelley joined Town Sports International in 1997 as a Membership Consultant and quickly developed as part of the sales management team. Prior to being promoted in 2001 to Senior Director of Sales, she worked in TSI's Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. markets as an Area Sales Manager and Regional Director. Kelley holds a Bachelor's Degree from State University of New York at Oneonta.
Matt Daniel
Vice-President of Club Services
Mr. Daniel joined Town Sports International in 2001 as a Club Manager in the Philadelphia region. His career progressed to Senior Director of Club Support and then to his current position as Vice-President of Corporate Operations in 2004. Mr. Daniel holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Prior to joining Town Sports International, Mr. Daniel worked 5 years with Andersen Consulting and 2 years with a software startup.
Karl Derleth
Vice-President of Facilities
Mr. Derleth joined Town Sports International in 1994 as Regional Director of Operations. He has held several positions within the organization, primarily in Operations. He was appointed to his current role in 2003. Mr. Derleth holds a Bachelor of Science from Springfield College. Prior to joining Town Sports International Mr. Derleth held positions in Sales, Customer Service and operations for Cardio-Fitness Corporation and Doral Hotels & Resorts.
Daniel Gallagher
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Gallagher joined Town Sports International in February of 1999 as Vice President - Finance and became Chief Financial Officer on April 1st, 2008. He is a former Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York and holds a Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Villanova University. Mr. Gallagher began his career with Coopers and Lybrand in the Business Assurance Practice (audit). After the merger of Coopers and Lybrand with PricewaterhouseCoopers, his career continued in a management role. He joined the Mergers and Acquisition Consulting Group in 1998.
Margaret Houren
Senior Vice President of Information Services
Ms. Houren joined Town Sports International in April of 1999 as the Controller and Vice President of Accounting and became Senior Vice President of Information Services in November 2009. A graduate of St. Norbert College with a Bachelors degree in Accounting, she also holds a Masters degree in Finance from the American Graduate School of International Management. Ms. Houren began her career with NCR Corporation as an Auditor and then moved to Pepsico where she held several positions of increasing responsibility. Immediately prior to joining Town Sports, Ms. Houren served as CFO for Levmark Corporation and as Director of Accounting Services for Cendant Corporation.
David Kastin
Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary
Mr. Kastin joined Town Sports International in 2007, following a legal career of fifteen years in government, private law firm, and in-house counsel positions. David began his professional career in 1992 as a Staff Attorney with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission in New York. After holding an Associate position in Corporate and Securities law with Bryan Cave LLP in New York, he joined Toys "R" Us, a NYSE company with 1,500 stores and $12B in annual revenues, as Corporate Counsel and was promoted to Vice President/Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in 2004. David is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, where he received his JD and The George Washington University, Washington D.C., where he graduated with a B.B.A. degree in Finance. He is admitted to the NJ and NY Bar Associations and the Federal Bar Association.
Cheryl Mueller Jones
Vice-President of Programs and Services
Ms. Jones joined Town Sports International in 2000 as Director of Special Programs, responsible for creating and delivering Sports Clubs for Kids programs at select club locations. In 2001, she assumed responsibility for Town Sports International's Group Exercise and Training and Development Departments as a Senior Director. Ms. Jones was promoted to Vice President of Programs and Services in 2002, managing Fitness, Personal Training, Massage, Racquet Sports, Group Exercise, Training & Development and Sports Clubs for Kids Departments. A graduate of the University of Virginia, she began her career as a Creative Director in advertising and design and has 25 years of fitness industry experience in all aspects of fitness management.
Richard Marshall
Regional Vice President
Rick joined TSI in 2008 following an operations career of twenty plus years in the food and beverage business. After graduating from Michigan State University in 1984 Rick began his managerial career with Houlihan's Old Place in Milwaukee as the Manager. In 1987, he became General Manager of Olive Garden Restaurant where over the next six (6) years he managed restaurants in Maryland, Ohio, and Michigan. In 1993, Rick accepted a position with Starbucks Coffee Company and was promoted quickly from Store Manager to District Manager and then Regional Supervisor of Northern Virginia and North Carolina. In 2005, he became Director of Business Operations for their Eastern Division and then onto Regional Director positions in San Francisco and Beijing, China. Most recently, he was promoted to Regional Vice President for Starbucks Mid-Atlantic area.
David Mercado
Vice President of Finance
David joined TSI in 2008 following a financial career of twenty years in private and public finance positions. David is a graduate of Manhattan College in New York, where he received his BS in Accounting and Information Systems. He also earned his CPA in New York. David began his professional career in 1985 with KPMG Peat Marwick in New York. In 1989, he became Financial Planning Manager for Sports Illustrated, and in 1992, he accepted the promotion to Director of Finance with Time Warner's Music Sound Joint-Venture. In 1997, David accepted the Director of Finance position with Bloomingdales Direct, the internet and catalog division of Bloomingdales, and in 1999, he was promoted to Vice President/CFO of that Company.
Nicole joined TSI in January 2010. She began her career working for Sodexho Marriott following her graduation from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She continued building her experience in hospitality working for Restaurant Associates in New York before joining Starbucks Coffee Company in 1996. While at Starbucks, Nicole served in a variety of operational leadership roles including store and district management positions. In 2001 Nicole demonstrated her ability to flex leadership capabilities across organizational lines by moving into a functional role as Human Resources Manager until 2006. Following that assignment, Nicole continued her growth moving back into operations where she was able to successfully leverage her broad organizational, operational and functional expertise in the role of Regional Director of Operations for NYC. This strategic role helped to set her up to take on a new role as the Sr. Director of Operations at Town Sports. There she was able to leverage her strong people development skills and operational experience to quickly begin impacting the member experience. In June 2010, Nicole was promoted to Regional Vice President, New York providing tactical and strategic leadership in our sales, fitness and operations business.
Ed Trainor
Vice-President of Fitness, Services and Product Development
Mr. Trainor joined Town Sports International in1983 as Director of Fitness and Services. In 1991 he was promoted to his current position. Mr. Trainor holds a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Physical Education. Prior to joining Town Sports International, Mr. Trainor was a tenured teacher and coach in the Maryland school system and managed a corporate fitness facility in Washington D.C.