CrossFit Owner To Sell Company After Quitting Over Floyd Tweet

June 24 (Reuters) - CrossFit Inc founder and former chief executive Greg Glassman has decided to sell the fitness company to Eric Roza, two weeks after stepping down amid widespread criticism for https://incitasecurity.com/mens-crossfit-joggers-for-workout/ his tweet on the death of African American George Floyd in police custody.

Roza, a CrossFit athlete for about a decade and founder of CrossFit Sanitas in Boulder, Colorado, will also be the company's CEO, he said website in a tweet on Wednesday.

He is also on the broad of several companies, including mental health startup SonderMind and wealth-management firm Crestone Capital, according to his LinkedIn profile.

"It is time for the founder to bid adieu," CrossFit said website in a tweet, citing Glassman.

CrossFit did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.

Reuters could not reach Glassman for a comment.

The founder-CEO faced a lot of flak for his controversial tweet, which also resulted in Adidas AG-owned Reebok ending its 10-year-old partnership with CrossFit. Glassman had then apologized and announced his decision to step down. (Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Arun Koyyur)


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