Horizon Fitness promoted Clint Myers to vice president of product and engineering. In his new role, Myers will lead product managers in executing annual plans from conceptualization to final production. In addition, Myers will be charged with developing internal engineering resources for the company. Myers joined Horizon Fitness a year ago as the director of product.

“Clint has made an immediate and positive impact on Horizon’s business since joining the team last spring,” said Bob Whip, president of Horizon Fitness. “His product development, engineering and manufacturing experience has been extremely valuable as we continue on our high growth trajectory. His leadership in building and guiding our product development team has been outstanding.”

Prior to joining Horizon Fitness, Myers worked for Johnson Health Tech., the parent company of Horizon Fitness, and was based out of the company’s manufacturing center in Shanghai, China. Myers has more than 10 years of experience in the fitness industry.

Horizon Fitness is a subsidiary of Johnson Health Tech. Co., Ltd., the fourth largest fitness equipment manufacturer in the world with roughly $348 million in annual sales revenue (2006).