Meet the Team

David has been with the company since 1992. He was previously the Finance Director, taking over as MD in June 2006. David is particularly proud of the growth… the company has achieved since he became MD. Turnover has grown four fold since 2006 and today stands at over £100m, this is at a time when the business has also focused on quality of service delivery and has won numerous awards.

Jacqui’s experience in the industry spans 30 years with an original focus on swimming that has since expanded to our complete sports and wellbeing portfolio.… As our Aquatics and Wellbeing Director Jacqui leads the development of our Health and Wellbeing strategy, supporting colleagues and members to look after their physical and mental health. The final string in Jacqui’s versatile bow within Everyone Active is as CEO of our Charitable Trust.

Duncan has been with the company since November 2005 when he joined as an Area Contract Manager. Today Duncan oversees 13 contracts as a Regional… Director. Duncan is particularly proud of the growth in the business and the numerous awards that Everyone Active has won in the last 8 years. Duncan has a BA Hons in Politics and an MSC in Exercise and Health Science from Edinburgh University.

Jon has been with Everyone Active since 1994. He originally started as an assistant manager and worked his way up through the business, finally securing a… regional directors position. Jon is particularly proud of his region’s record in staff development and integration and of the successful launches of new contracts over the time he has worked with Everyone Active.

Paul has been with Everyone Active since 1996 and has held most positions within the business from casual lifeguard to regional director. Paul is also a… Trustee of the SLM Charitable division. He is particularly proud of the incredible growth in the company of the last five years.

Ben has been with Everyone Active since 2007 and was previously Group Health, Safety and Quality Manager. Ben sits on a number of different groups including …Sport and Fitness Employers group (SAFE). Ben is particularly proud of the achievements of the business in recent years including the numerous quality marks it has gained through the hard work of colleagues across the board.

Pete has over 27 years’ of leisure management experience, of which the first 14 years were spent working in local authority leisure services in a variety… of management posts. Pete joined SLM in 2005 as an Area Contract Manager, then moved to the business development department as Business Development Manager in 2010. Pete was made Business Development Director in 2017 and is responsible for securing new leisure management contracts.

Jane joined Everyone Active as Finance Director in April 2022. Prior to joining Everyone Active,… Jane held a number of senior Finance positions across multi-site location businesses, including 12 years at Holland & Barrett. She has full responsibility of all internal financial activities and ensuring that the business remains compliant from a statutory reporting perspective. Jane is a Chartered Accountant and has a wealth of experience across all financial disciplines including systems implementation, process improvements and providing meaningful insight to the numbers. Jane is passionate about developing talent within her team and to ensure finance operates as a value add function within the business.

Erin is an experienced marketer with over 18 years’ experience in marketing and campaign management. Erin joined SLM Ltd as Marketing Executive Manager… in August 2012, before progressing to Group Marketing Manager in January 2014. Erin has previously worked for local authorities, providing marketing and campaign support and management for various public sector departments. She was a Senior Campaigns and Marketing Officer at Leicestershire County Council for four years, with responsibility for the development and implementation of marketing campaign and strategies to promote, including environmental policies, tourism, public services and children and young people’s services. Erin holds a BA Hons degree in Journalism, including NCTJ qualifications. In addition, she has also completed an ILM level three management qualification and is a qualified Prince2 practitioner.

David is a senior IT Manager who is experienced in delivering both IT operations and innovative systems for major UK companies. David joined SLM in March 2013… and has developed new strategies for the company. David is responsible for delivery IT that supports the business context and strategy. He is a skilled motivator whose achievements are based on creating an environment where specialist professionals can thrive. Commercially astute and fully versed in managing multiple suppliers to deliver value budgets. David has a foundation of specialist technical expertise spanning a number of industries, often highly regulated, including leisure defence, pharmaceuticals, aviation and rail. David is degree educated and a strong advocate for industry best practice, including ITIL and Prince 2.

Andy has considerable knowledge of the hospitality industry and has over 20 years’ experience of managing commercial leisure and hospitality operations. He is… responsible for the recruitment and development of SLM’s Catering and Event’s Managers and plays a key role in developing and maintaining each of our leisure centre café facilities.

Peggy has more than 18 years’ experience in the environmental sustainability industry. Throughout her career so far, she’s worked as an in-house expert for… listed multi-national companies, covering the energy, hospitality, property development, food and beverage, as well as the water and waste management industries. She specialises in advising senior management teams on environmental and sustainability strategy, as well as working to help implement that strategy.