PLANET FITNESS INC CLASS A (PLNT)
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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Sector: Consumer Discretionary
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Director information for PLNT
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| PLNT | Director | 71 | ["Over 40 years of experience in executive leadership", "Business to business services", "Franchising", "Media", "Consumer electronics and services", "Marketing strategy", "International marketing and business development", "Communications", "Data analytics", "Loyalty", "Digital transformation", "Public company leadership and corporate governance", "Experience as CEO at Soft Draw Investments, LLC since 2002", "Interim Chief Executive Officer from September 2023 until June 2024", "79th Governor of the State of New Hampshire", "Co-founder of Cabletron Systems, Inc.", "Chairman of Cabletron from 1983 to July 1999", "Served as a Director of Sycamore Networks Inc. from October 2007 to April 1, 2013", "Trustee of Lahey Health System, Inc. and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center from 2005 to 2019", "Graduated from Babson College with a degree in Finance", "MBA in Operations Management from Syracuse University", "Holds honorary degrees from various universities", "Public Company CFO", "International Franchising", "Operations", "Strategic Planning", "Mergers & Acquisitions", "Corporate Governance"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Craig Benson has served on our Board since July 2017. Gov. Benson brings to our Board over 40 years of experience in the areas of executive leadership, launching and growing business to business services, franchising, media, and consumer electronics and services. Gov. Benson has experience in marketing strategy, international marketing and business development, communications, data analytics, loyalty, digital transformation, and public company leadership and corporate governance, among other skills and qualifications. Because of all the foregoing, we believe Gov. Benson is well qualified to serve on our Board and adds particular value as we execute our long-term strategic plans while working closely with our franchisees to solidify our joint efforts to enhance our brand domestically and abroad. Gov. Benson has served as the Chief Executive Officer at Soft Draw Investments, LLC, since 2002. He served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer from September 2023 until June 2024. He previously served as the 79th Governor of the State of New Hampshire. During his tenure, the Cato Institute recognized Gov. Benson as the most effective new governor in the country, as well as the second most effective of all governors nationwide. In 1983, Gov. Benson co-founded Cabletron Systems, Inc., an international leading provider of networking solutions, and thereafter served as its Chairman from 1983 to July 1999. Gov. Benson served at various times as Cabletron's CEO, COO and President, helping take the company from a garage start-up to a publicly traded company with 7,000 employees and annual sales exceeding $1.6 billion. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the Trustees of Babson College. He previously served as a Director of Sycamore Networks Inc. from October 2007 to April 1, 2013 and as Trustee of Lahey Health System, Inc. and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center from 2005 to 2019. Gov. Benson graduated from Babson College with a degree in Finance and completed an MBA in Operations Management from Syracuse University. He also holds honorary degrees from Dartmouth College, the University of New Hampshire, Grand Valley State University and Thomas Jefferson University. Age: 71 Director Since: 2017