About Us
EXi started life as iPrescribe Exercise and has been founded by chartered physiotherapists with a huge amount of experience in the NHS, private practice and also elite sport. We’ve seen first hand the way that physical activity can dramatically improve people’s lives.
Carron Manning
Carron Manning
Carron Manning
Carron is the CEO and co-founder of EXi. She is a chartered physiotherapist, who qualified from the University of Hertfordshire in 2000. She supplemented this with an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine from Queen Mary, University of London in 2007. Carron has a wealth of experience in the NHS and private practice, over a 20 year clinica
Carron is the CEO and co-founder of EXi. She is a chartered physiotherapist, who qualified from the University of Hertfordshire in 2000. She supplemented this with an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine from Queen Mary, University of London in 2007. Carron has a wealth of experience in the NHS and private practice, over a 20 year clinical career. She also supported professional athletes, including the Team GB squad as a senior physiotherapist at the English Institute of Sport.
Lewis Manning
Carron Manning
Carron Manning
Lewis is the Director of Science and Research and a co-founder of EXi. He qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Melbourne in 1999 and has been working as a chartered physiotherapist in the UK since 2001. He completed an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2011. Lewis has worked in the NHS and private practice. He has
Lewis is the Director of Science and Research and a co-founder of EXi. He qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Melbourne in 1999 and has been working as a chartered physiotherapist in the UK since 2001. He completed an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2011. Lewis has worked in the NHS and private practice. He has also spent 7 years working full time in professional football, at Leyton Orient and Arsenal FC. Lewis is a keen recreational runner himself, which helps him appreciate the benefits that regular exercise can provide.
Sabry Ali
David Giampaolo
Hayley Balls
Sabry is EXi's CTO. He has 16 years of professional programming experience and has produced a strong portfolio of award winning apps (10M+ downloads) that have been featured on the App Store. He has worked for Amazon, Microsoft and IBM.
Hayley Balls
David Giampaolo
Hayley Balls
Hayley is EXi's Head of Business Development. She graduated with a BA in business economics from The University of Durham and then spent 5 years as a consultant at Bain and company. She founded her own fitness start-up, raising £2M in funding, and she managed a successful exit in 2019. Hayley is also an experienced fitness instructor.
David Giampaolo
David Giampaolo
David Giampaolo
David is an investor and Chairman of EXi. David previously founded, built up and sold several businesses and health club chains in the US and Europe. He has financial interests in several other businesses and industries and has been involved as an investor, advisor and board member of some of the largest and most successful health & fit
David is an investor and Chairman of EXi. David previously founded, built up and sold several businesses and health club chains in the US and Europe. He has financial interests in several other businesses and industries and has been involved as an investor, advisor and board member of some of the largest and most successful health & fitness companies in world including Fitness First,24 Hour Fitness, Zumba Fitness and Sarva. He is also the current Chairman of Gousto and CEO of Pi Capital.
Sir Muir Gray
Charlotte Catherall
Dr Harpreet Sood
Sir Muir is EXi's Chief Knowledge Officer.
Muir is a world-renowned public health physician with a passion for exercise therapy. He has held senior positions in the NHS, and was knighted for his services in 2005. Muir was also instrumental in the conception of the Cochrane Library, and
was Director of the National Screening Programme, dur
Sir Muir is EXi's Chief Knowledge Officer.
Muir is a world-renowned public health physician with a passion for exercise therapy. He has held senior positions in the NHS, and was knighted for his services in 2005. Muir was also instrumental in the conception of the Cochrane Library, and
was Director of the National Screening Programme, during which time he helped pioneer the national cancer screening programmes.
Dr Harpreet Sood
Charlotte Catherall
Dr Harpreet Sood
Dr Sood is the Chief Medical advisor for EXi. He previously served as NHS England’s Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer. He is a practicing NHS doctor. Harpreet trained as a clinical doctor at King’s College London and Imperial College Business School. Following this he did a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) at Harvard U
Dr Sood is the Chief Medical advisor for EXi. He previously served as NHS England’s Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer. He is a practicing NHS doctor. Harpreet trained as a clinical doctor at King’s College London and Imperial College Business School. Following this he did a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) at Harvard University where he focused on international health policy. Post MPH, Harpreet was a Deland Fellow in health policy and management at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a large academic medical centre in Boston.
Charlotte Catherall
Charlotte Catherall
Charlotte Catherall
Charlotte is the Head of Customer Experience at EXi. Charlotte has a wealth of experience in customer facing roles, working as a customer support director and account manager in 2 previous companies. She also has a broad knowledge of the start-up industry, and has experience in all sections of business development. Charlotte has a BA(h
Charlotte is the Head of Customer Experience at EXi. Charlotte has a wealth of experience in customer facing roles, working as a customer support director and account manager in 2 previous companies. She also has a broad knowledge of the start-up industry, and has experience in all sections of business development. Charlotte has a BA(hons) degree in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln in 2010.
Tim Eyles
Laura McKenzie
Laura McKenzie
Tim is an investor and director of EXi. Tim is an investor, Chair and adviser to a portfolio of businesses in the health, well-being and legal sectors. He was formerly Global Chair and Managing Partner at international professional services firm Taylor Wessing which Tim led through a period of transformational growth from 2009-2018. He is
Tim is an investor and director of EXi. Tim is an investor, Chair and adviser to a portfolio of businesses in the health, well-being and legal sectors. He was formerly Global Chair and Managing Partner at international professional services firm Taylor Wessing which Tim led through a period of transformational growth from 2009-2018. He is Chair of various charitable organisations including the Royal Society of Arts.
Laura McKenzie
Laura McKenzie
Laura McKenzie
Laura is EXi's CFO. She has 20 years of international management experience in CFO positions, venture capital, impact investing, micro finance, corporate finance, and strategy consultant roles. Graduated from Cambridge University with a BA and MA, ex-PwC, investment professional at Starfish and also co-founded the early stage VC fund Scale Investors in Australia.
Rupes Eyles
Laura McKenzie
Rupes Eyles
Rupes is EXi's Director of Wellbeing and produces the engaging audio content delivered through the EXi app. Rupes holds a BA in politics from the University of Bristol and an MA in International Relations from the University of Cape Town. Following a distinguished career in comms, including posts at Prosek Partners and Nomura, Rupes is re
Rupes is EXi's Director of Wellbeing and produces the engaging audio content delivered through the EXi app. Rupes holds a BA in politics from the University of Bristol and an MA in International Relations from the University of Cape Town. Following a distinguished career in comms, including posts at Prosek Partners and Nomura, Rupes is retraining as a psychotherapist and is also an experienced yoga teacher, and meditation/ mindfulness expert.
Arti Rajput
Thomas Romay
Thomas Romay
Arti is a Business Development Associate at EXi. She is passionate about fitness and travel and writes extensively in her spare time. Arti has a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Portsmouth.
Thomas Romay
Thomas Romay
Thomas Romay
Thomas is a Senior iOS Developer at EXi. He has extensive experience in all aspects of iOS mobile development and has worked with a number of well known brands. He has a BEng in Computer Software Engineering and a masters in Big Data and Business Intelligence.
Michael Kaye
Thomas Romay
Michael Kaye
Michael is a Senior iOS Developer at EXi. He has been working on the Apple Platform for over 25 years. Originally implementing client server database solutions, in 2008, with the release of the first publicly available iOS SDK, he switched his focus to developing iOS apps for the iPhone (and eventually the iPad and Apple Watch). Over the
Michael is a Senior iOS Developer at EXi. He has been working on the Apple Platform for over 25 years. Originally implementing client server database solutions, in 2008, with the release of the first publicly available iOS SDK, he switched his focus to developing iOS apps for the iPhone (and eventually the iPad and Apple Watch). Over the years he has developed apps for a range of industry sectors, from the travel industry, through to the management of digital identity.