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Beth J. Kaplan became one of our directors in February 2008. Additionally, Ms. Kaplan has served as our President and Chief Marketing
and Merchandising Officer since January 2008. From March 2005 to December 2007, Ms. Kaplan served as Managing Member for Axcel
Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm. From June 2002 to March 2005, Ms. Kaplan was Executive Vice President of Bath & Body Works.
Previous to this, Ms. Kaplan worked at Rite Aid Corporation as Senior Executive Vice President, and at Procter & Gamble Co. Ms. Kaplan also
serves on the Board of Directors of Blackboard Inc.
Michael M. Nuzzo became our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2008. Prior to joining GNC, Mr. Nuzzo
was Senior Vice President — Finance at Abercrombie & Fitch. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Nuzzo served in various senior level finance and retail
operations and strategic planning roles with Abercrombie & Fitch. Prior to his work in the retail sector, Mr. Nuzzo was a senior consultant with
William M. Mercer and Medimetrix Group. Mr. Nuzzo earned his undergraduate degree in Economics at Kenyon College in 1992 and also
received his MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago in 1998.
David Berg became our Executive Vice President of Global Business Development and Chief Operating Officer International in
August 2009. Prior to joining GNC, Mr. Berg was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Best Buy international from 2002
to 2009. From 2001 to 2002, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer, International Division for the United Kingdom based office
equipment and solutions company Danka Business Systems. In the later part of the 90's Mr. Berg had served as Danka's Executive Vice
President overseeing worldwide legal, corporate development, human resources and real estate function for the US operation. In the early part
of this decade, Mr. Berg served as Senior Vice President and board member for Comdial Corporation a telecommunications manufacturer,
franchisor and distributor; he also served as President and Chief Operating Officer for iPool.com. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Berg was Senior Vice
President for Nordic Track, Inc. Mr. Berg started his career with Bell South Corporation where for eight years he was their Corporate Attorney.
J. Kenneth Fox became our Senior Vice President and Treasurer in December 2006, and served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer
from March 2008 to September 2008. Previously, he served as our Vice President and Treasurer from June 1997 December 2006. 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.
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. Mr. Dowd was Senior Vice President of Retail Sales from
May 2000 until March 2001, and Division Three Vice President of General Nutrition Corporation from December 1998 to May 2000.
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 Nutrition Distribution Company, our indirect subsidiary.
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