Corporate headquarters are in Irving, Texas which is in the Dallas metropolitan area. The current chief corporate officers include President and CEO Jim Snow, David Fowler as senior divisional vice president, and Aaron Watkins as senior vice president of finance and accounting. Brockway Moran had acquired the company in 1999. It was acquired from its previous owner, private equity firm Brockway Moran & Partners, by Robert Rowling's TRT Holdings in 2004 for approximately $158 million. To this day, the original Gold's Gym in Venice is considered a sports landmark and is recognized by on its list of the 100 most important sports venues. Gold's Gym's membership had included such celebrities as Jodie Foster, Morgan Freeman, The Rock, Hilary Swank, Keanu Reeves, Tiger Woods and Jessica Alba. The famous original Gold’s Gym logo, a bald-headed weightlifter holding a barbell, was designed in 1973 by Ric Drasin, who was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s training partner for four years. The company also licenses its name to products such as fitness equipment and clothing. Many gyms also offer basketball, swimming pools and boxing studios. Gold's Gym locations are equipped with cardiovascular and strength training equipment and offer group exercise classes such as group cycling, pilates, Latin dance, yoga and stretching through the company GGX (Gold's Group Exercise) program. Gold's Gym has a membership of more than three and a half million, split almost equally between male and female patrons. Today, Gold's Gym claims to be the largest chain of co-ed gyms in the world, with more than 650 locations in 42 states and 30 countries.
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