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SP Health Co. is a consumer health business which delivers best practice weight management solutions.
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Scott Penn
Founder and Chairman

Scott Penn has been an influential member of the weight-loss industry for more than 15 years. Having battled with his weight since his early teens (he attended his first Weight Watchers meeting at age 13) he is one of the few diet educators who has firsthand experience with weight loss.

Scott started his career in the late 1980’s with the advertising agency George Patterson. In 1994, he joined Weight Watchers Australia (which his family had a minority shareholding in) to help his parents grow the business. When the company was acquired by a New York based private equity firm, Scott was made CEO of Australasia and a Global Vice President of Weight Watchers International, Inc. In this role he embarked on a number of pioneering initiatives including the launch of the company’s first men’s only program and development of a global food endorsement device. Scott was also instrumental in lobbying the Australian Government to increase awareness of the obesity crisis and argue for incentives for members of the public to lose weight.

More recently, Scott, through SP Health Co, has developed the world’s most comprehensive online weight-loss platform which is currently powering The Biggest Loser Club in Australia. His interest in health extends into sport and fitness—he is Chairman and co-owner of the Manly Sea Eagles Football Team and owner of the iconic Australian surf brand, Aloha.

Scott is passionate about health, especially weight loss, and has always been interested in the psychology behind why people overeat. This passion, along with a genuine and grave concern for Australia’s emerging ‘soft society’, led Scott to write The Click Diet—a back to basics approach which incorporates Scott’s experiences with weight loss and what he calls the “3E’s” of weight management—Energy, Emotion, Environment.
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Ian Ormiston
Managing Director

With extensive experience in the global fitness industry, Ian has held a lifelong interest in fitness stemming from his days as a professional cricket player.

Ian has held senior sales, marketing and development positions around the world in a number of blue chip companies. He was previously CEO of Les Mills Asia Pacific and, prior to that, headed up Les Mills’ operations in the United States. 

Qualified in law and economic history, Ian also holds an MBA from the renowned IMD business school in Switzerland. He continues to be a director of Les Mills International Limited and Probiotec BLC Pty Ltd.
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Anna Crook
Director
Product Development

Anna’s career in digital media started in the late 1990s, when she worked on first generation websites, CD-ROMs and one of Australia’s first SMS content broadcast services.

In 2000, she moved to New York to help develop WeightWatchers.com, still one of the world’s most successful subscription websites.

Anna has extensive experience in global rollouts and large-scale private sector and government projects, such as the Raising Children Network, which won four prestigious awards including 2007 Site of the Year.

At SP Health Co, Anna drives product development and the user experience, including the company’s research partnership with the University of Newcastle.

  
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David Denton
Finance Director


  

Having previously held the position of Finance Director of Weight Watchers Australasia, David was perfectly placed to perfectly placed to take SP Health to new heights.

His time at Weight Watchers saw him navigate the weight-loss brand through a period of rapid change, including a leveraged buyout and its ultimate listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Prior to this, David worked as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte Corporate Finance. He has a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University. A committed health and fitness fan, David cycles his 20km commute to work every day just for kicks (and to save petrol).
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Julian Barton
Director
Business Development


 
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Julian has a background in sales and marketing and has previously held senior positions with both 3M Australia and The Friedman Group.

He is the former General Manager of Asia Pacific’s leading brand experience agency, GAPbuster Worldwide, where he managed 50 of its chief retail clients.

Julian took GAPbuster to North America, relocating to Chicago where he set up the North American Headquarters and managed market-leading global brands, such as McDonald’s, RadioShack and UPS.

Julian is a qualified instructor in the Go Kan Ryu style of traditional Japanese karate and an accomplished jazz musician.

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SP Health Co. is proudly supporting obesity research with the University of Newcastle.
 
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