Humphrey Cobbold

Humphrey Cobbold is Chairman of the PureGym Group – a position he has held since 2015.

Since joining PureGym he has driven the development of the business from an 80 site UK operator to becoming an international business with over 600 sites across 5 countries. He was previously CEO of Wiggle Ltd, one of the world’s leading online sports good retailers, which he led while growing revenue from £30 million to over £170 million over four years from 2009 to 2013. He has extensive business experience gained through his former roles which include Director of Strategic Development and an Executive Committee Member of Trinity Mirror (now Reach Plc – the UK’s largest newspaper publisher); Investment Director of Candover Partners (a mid‑market European PE Investment Firm); and, as Co‑Head of the UK Media and Corporate Finance Practices for the pre‑eminent global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.

Humphrey has lived and worked in the UK, New Zealand, France, and South Africa as well as having extensive experience in the US, across Europe, and in Latin America. Humphrey holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University where he was a Senior Scholar and an MBA with Distinction from Insead. He is married with three adult children, he is a sports lover but also enjoys quieter pursuits such as reading widely, photography and travel.

Humphrey is also a speaker at Beyond Activ Americas in NYC, USA.