By: Nancy Murray Young
September 16 was a warm and sunny day in Franklin Park, Illinois,
when Augie and Lynne Nieto arrived at the Life Fitness factory there.
It had been nearly 16 years since Augie, the cofounder and former
chief executive of the company, had last entered the building, which had
been its headquarters when he served as president.
Augie stepped down in 2000, when the company was acquired by the
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC). In March 2005, he was diagnosed
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a muscle-wasting condition also
known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Since then, he and his wife, Lynne, have
launched and directed Augie’s Quest, which, thus far, has raised more
than $50 million to fund research to find a cure for ALS…
Click here for the full article:
A Homecoming: Augie Nieto returns to Life Fitness, the company he created
