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☆ Malaysia’s last tigers: Why this rare image is giving conservationists hope
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“This image is the last image of the Malayan tiger — or it’s the first image of the return of the Malayan tiger,” he says. ‘A million-dollar shot’Regular camera traps — like the hundreds already used by the park’s scientists, researchers and conservationists — are typically the size of a large smartphone and activated by broad-range motion sensors. Rondeau's high-resolution camera traps included a DSLR camera in a waterproof casing. Emmanuel Rondeau, wildlife photographerBut there’s still more work to be done. As a keystone species, tigers are essential to a healthy ecosystem – and without them, the 130-million-year-old rainforests around the Belum-Temengor complex could be threatened, too.

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☆ Planet Fitness shares surge as company raises revenue outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Brandon Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A person works out at Planet Fitness as they re-open at 25 percent capacity in Boston's Dorchester on Feb. 1, 2021. Planet Fitness shares surged double-digits after beating expectations on both lines for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year. Earnings per share: 59 cents vs. 55 cents59 cents vs. 55 cents Revenue: $277.6 million vs. $268.2. "We're adjusting our store-level return model to further improve the attractiveness of opening and operating Planet Fitness stores in a new macro-environment," Benson said. "To invest in new store growth, improve the store returns of those new stores."

Persons: Craig Benson, Chris Rondeau, Rondeau, Benson, Tom Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Organizations: Fitness, Planet Fitness, Wall Street, Revenue, Interim Locations: Boston's Dorchester

When Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau was fired, it was a surprise to nearly everyone. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen Chris Rondeau , ten-year CEO of Planet Fitness, was fired by the company's board of directors, he told Insider he was "seriously blindsided." AdvertisementAdvertisementInsider spoke with six former Planet Fitness employees. Former Planet Fitness CEO Chris Rondeau on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 2015, after the company's IPO. AdvertisementAdvertisementA spokesperson for Planet Fitness previously told Insider Rondeau's departure was not because of "any material or unexpected financial events."

Persons: Chris Rondeau, —, Rondeau, Richard Drew, Casey Willard, Beers, Peers, Dunkin, Willard Organizations: Planet, Service, Planet Fitness, Fitness, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Hampton , New Hampshire

☆ Planet Fitness's long-time CEO says he was 'blindsided' by abrupt firing that sent gym's stock plummeting — and barred him from talking to staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Planet Fitness' board of directors asked its CEO Chris Rondeau to step down last week. Rondeau told Insider he was "blind sided" by the board's decision. Jefferies, JP Morgan, and other analysts have downgraded the stock due to concerns over Planet Fitness' executive transition. Rondeau has been a fixture at Planet Fitness nearly since the gym's founding. The former employee, Casey Willard, called Planet Fitness a "debaucherous" workplace.

Persons: Chris Rondeau, Rondeau, Katherine Long, Jack Newsham, Rondeau's, Jefferies, JP Morgan, hasn't, Casey Willard, Willard, Beers, Peers, Donald Trump, Mike Grondahl, Grondahl Organizations: Service, Planet Fitness, Fitness, Company, Wall Street, Trump, Better Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Hampshire

☆ Why Jim Cramer agrees with a Wall Street firm’s downgrade of this gym stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Planet Fitness (PLNT) tumbled more than 5% on Tuesday on a slew of Wall Street downgrades. JPMorgan and Jefferies both cut their rating for the gym franchise following long-time CEO Chris Rondeau's abrupt departure from the company. If you like this story, sign up for Jim Cramer's Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free. CNBC's Jim Cramer agrees with analysts, adding that the market's reaction is telling of how vital the veteran executive was to the workout chain. "He was the company for heaven's sake," Cramer said, citing Rondeau's long tenure, where he worked his way up from a front desk position nearly 30 years ago at the gym's first location.

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Planet Fitness said it is searching for its next chief both internally and externally. He's a franchisee of both Planet Fitness and Dunkin' Donuts and has been on Planet's board for six years. During his time as CEO, Rondeau led Planet Fitness's IPO and tripled its club base from about 700 to about 2,400 locations. "As we enter the next chapter of Planet Fitness' journey, the Board felt that now was the right time to transition leadership," Planet Fitness Chairman Stephen Spinelli Jr. said in a press release. "In today's evolving environment, Planet Fitness is continuing to enhance our competitive advantage, capitalize on our size and scale, and drive further shareholder value."

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