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Gerald J. Stubenhofer, Jr. became our Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary in September 2007. From January 2005 to
September, 2007, Mr. Stubenhofer worked at the law firm of McGuireWoods, LLP as a Partner and member of the Complex Commercial
Litigation Department. From April 2002 to January 2005, Mr. Stubenhofer worked at McGuireWoods, LLP as an Associate. From June 1997 to
November 1999, Mr. Stubenhofer served as our Assistant General Counsel.
Tom Dowd became Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Development in May 2007 (retroactive to April 2007) having served as
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Retail Operations of General Nutrition Corporation since December 2005 and as Senior Vice
President of Stores since March 2003. From March 2001 until March 2003, Mr. Dowd was President of Healthlabs, LLC, an unaffiliated contract
supplement manufacturing and product consulting company. From May 2000 until March 2001, Mr. Dowd was Senior Vice President of Retail
Sales and was Division Three Vice President of General Nutrition Corporation from December 1998 to May 2000.
J. Kenneth Fox became our Senior Vice President and Treasurer in December 2006. Previously, he served as our Vice President and
Treasurer since June 1997. Mr. Fox began his employment with GNC as Manager of Corporate Accounting in July 1985 and has served in
various Accounting and Finance positions, including Manager Accounting/Budgets, Assistant Corporate Controller, and Assistant Treasurer.
Darryl Green became Senior Vice President, Domestic Franchising of GNC Franchising, LLC in August 2005. From November 2003 through
July 2005, Mr. Green served as our Division Vice President for the Southeast. From July 2001 until November 2003, he consulted in the
supplement and nutrition industry and was a member of the board of directors of Health Nutrition Systems Inc. in West Palm Beach, Florida.
From June 1999 until June 2001, Mr. Green was our Vice President of Retail Sales.
Lee Karayusuf became Senior Vice President of Distribution and Transportation of General Nutrition Companies, Inc. in December 2000
with additional responsibility for its then affiliates, Rexall Sundown and Unicity. Mr. Karayusuf served as Manager of Transportation of General
Nutrition Companies, Inc. from December 1991 until March 1994 and Vice President of Transportation and Distribution from 1994 until
December 2000.
Michael Locke became Senior Vice President of Manufacturing of Nutra Manufacturing, Inc. in June 2003. From January 2000 until
June 2003, Mr. Locke served as the head of North American Manufacturing Operations for Numico, the former parent company of General
Nutrition Companies, Inc. From 1994 until 1999, he served as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing of Nutra Manufacturing, Inc. (f/k/a
General Nutrition Products, Inc.), and from 1991 until 1993, he served as Vice President of Distribution. From 1986 until 1991, Mr. Locke served
as Director of Distribution of General Distribution Company, our indirect subsidiary.
Anthony Phillips became our Senior Vice President of Business Analysis in December 2006, having previously served as Vice President,
Business Analysis from December 2005 to December 2006. From September 2003 to December 2005, Mr. Phillips served as Senior Director
Merchandise Planning and Analysis, and from October 2000 to September 2003 he served as Senior Director, Retail Analysis. Mr. Phillips first
joined GNC in March 1993 as an analyst in our merchandising and sales department.
Reginald N. Steele became Senior Vice President of International Franchising of General Nutrition International, Inc. in April 2001, having
started as a Vice President in March 1994. From 1992 through March 1994, Mr. Steele was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Coffee Beanery, Ltd., a 300-unit gourmet coffee store retailer. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Steele was employed as Senior Vice
President of Franchising for Shoney's Restaurants Inc., a casual dining restaurant company. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Steele was the Director,
Vice President and Executive Vice President of Franchise Operations for Arby's, Inc., a 2,600-unit fast food chain.
Guru Ramanathan Ph.D., became our Senior Vice President of Product and Package Innovation in February 2008, having previously
served as Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs since April 2007 121