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addition, Ms. Sardini has held finance positions at QVC, Chris Craft Industries and the National
Broadcasting Company. Ms. Sardini received a B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from
Simmons College Graduate School of Management.
Thilo Semmelbauer. Mr. Semmelbauer has served as our Chief Operating Officer for North
America since March 29, 2004. He most recently served as the President and Chief Operating Officer
of WeightWatchers.com, the exclusive Internet licensee of Weight Watchers International, and the
online presence for the Weight Watchers brand. He held that position since February 2000 and during
that time, WeightWatchers.com grew from a start up to almost $80 million in annual revenues in 2003
and has become a leader in online weight loss. Prior to WeightWatchers.com, Mr. Semmelbauer was
with The Boston Consulting Group in the Consumer Goods, Technology and e-Commerce practices.
Previously, Mr. Semmelbauer was in Product Management at Motorola, Inc. He received his Master of
Science degree in Management and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is
a graduate of Dartmouth College.
Scott R. Penn. Mr. Penn has been a Vice President of our Australasia operations since
September 1999. Mr. Penn joined our company in 1994 as a Marketing Services Manager in Australia.
In 1996, he was promoted to Group Marketing Manager in Australia and in 1997 he was promoted to
General Manager-Marketing and Finance.
Robert W. Hollweg. Mr. Hollweg has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
since January 1998. He joined our company in 1969 as an Assistant Counsel in the law department. He
transferred to the Heinz law department subsequent to Heinz’ acquisition of our company in 1978 and
served there in various capacities. He rejoined us after Artal Luxembourg acquired our company in
September 1999. Mr. Hollweg graduated from Fordham University and received his Juris Doctor
degree from Fordham University School of Law. He is a member of the American and New York State
Bar Associations and a former President of the International Trademark Association.
Melanie Stubbing. Ms. Stubbing has served as our Vice President of Operations—United Kingdom
since November 2003. Ms. Stubbing has more than 16 years experience working with strong consumer
brands, including a position running the UK-based toy, game and trading card operations for
Hasbro, Inc., a position she held from January 2002 to November 2003. From November 2000 to
January 2002, Ms. Stubbing was the Vice President for WeightWatchers.com, Inc. Prior to joining
WeightWatchers.com, Ms. Stubbing was Managing Director, Hedstrom, U.K. from August 1998 to
October 2000, and from July 1989 to July 1998 she held various marketing positions at Mattel UK Ltd.,
including Group Marketing Director. Ms. Stubbing is a business graduate of Manchester Metropolitan
University.
Raymond Debbane. Mr. Debbane has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors since our
acquisition by Artal Luxembourg on September 29, 1999. Mr. Debbane is a co-founder and President
of The Invus Group, LLC. Prior to forming The Invus Group, LLC in 1985, Mr. Debbane was a
manager and consultant for The Boston Consulting Group in Paris, France. He holds an M.B.A. from
Stanford Graduate School of Business, an M.S. in Food Science and Technology from the University of
California, Davis and a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural Engineering from American
University of Beirut. Mr. Debbane is a director of Artal Group S.A., Ceres, Inc. and the Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Financial Technologies International, Inc. Mr. Debbane is also the Chairman
of the Board of Directors of WeightWatchers.com, Inc. and served as a director of Keebler Foods
Company from 1996 to 1999.
Philippe J. Amouyal. Mr. Amouyal was elected a director of our company in November 2002.
Mr. Amouyal is a Managing Director of The Invus Group, LLC, which he joined in 1999. Previously,
Mr. Amouyal was a Vice President and director of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. in Boston, MA.
He holds an M.S. in engineering and a DEA in Management from Ecole Centrale de Paris and was a
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