Lindsay G. Merrithew
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Lindsay G. Merrithew, CEO, Merrithew
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| Born |
Lindsay Gerald Merrithew February 21, 1964 , Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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President & CEO of MH&F / STOTT PILATES |
| Spouse(s) | Moira Merrithew |
| Children | Olivia, Michael |
President & CEO of MH&F / STOTT PILATES
Lindsay G. Merrithew (born 1964) is a Canadian entrepreneur, executive producer, producer, and actor. He is best known as a co-founder of Stott Pilates, an approach to the methods of Joseph Pilates. Lindsay has twice been a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Media & Entertainment), is a five-time recipient of PROFIT Magazine’s 100 Fasting-Growing Companies award and is the co-recipient of the 2012 Inner IDEA Inspiration award, which recognizes individuals with outstanding leadership in the field of wellness. Lindsay along with his wife Moira have spent over 25 years promoting the benefits of responsible exercise through their company Merrithew Health & Fitness.
Lindsay is a past member of Ontario’s Innovators Alliance for Canadian entrepreneurs.
Lindsay was born in and has two sisters. His father was an employee of the San Francisco-based engineering firm Bechtel, which led Lindsay to live in many locations across Canada.
At the age of 16, he attended the private boys school Rothesay Collegiate School (now Rothesay Netherwood School) in Rothesay, New Brunswick. He received his B. Comm from Dalhousie University and also studied drama at the Juilliard School of Performing Arts (Group 15).
In 1988, Lindsay, with his business partner and wife, Moira, opened the first Stott Pilates Studio in Toronto, which evolved into Merrithew | Leaders in Mindful Movement, and he is now President and CEO of the company.
Early in the 1990s, Lindsay set about designing the company’s proprietary line of Pilates equipment, which was adjustable to suit individual users, regardless of their height. Lindsay is an inventor who holds patents in the US, Canada, and elsewhere for a reformer appararus and the adjustable reformer, and he has patents pending in Australia and Brazil.
In 1993, Lindsay established a manufacturing facility in Toronto, Canada and began selling, marketing, and shipping equipment around the world. Today his equipment is manufactured in Ontario, Canada, mainland China, and under licence in Brazil.
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