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PART III
Item 10. Executive Officers and Directors of the Company
Set forth below are the names, ages as of December 31, 2005 and current positions with us and
our subsidiaries of our executive officers and directors. Directors are elected at the annual meeting of
shareholders. Executive officers are appointed by, and hold office at, the discretion of the directors.
Name Age Position
Linda Huett ................... 61 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Ann M. Sardini ................ 55 Chief Financial Officer
Thilo Semmelbauer .............. 40 Chief Operating Officer, NACO
David P. Kirchhoff .............. 39 Chief Operating Officer, Europe and Asia, President and
Chief Executive Officer, WeightWatchers.com
Robert W. Hollweg .............. 63 General Counsel and Secretary
Melanie Stubbing ............... 44 Vice President of Operations, United Kingdom
Russell Burke .................. 45 Vice President of Operations, Australasia
Raymond Debbane(1) ............ 50 Chairman of the Board
Philippe J. Amouyal ............. 47 Director
John F. Bard(1)(2) .............. 64 Director
Marsha Johnson Evans(2) ......... 58 Director
Jonas M. Fajgenbaum ............ 33 Director
Sacha Lainovic(1) ............... 49 Director
Sam K. Reed(2) ................ 58 Director
Christopher J. Sobecki ........... 47 Director
(1) Member of our Compensation and Benefits Committee.
(2) Member of our Audit Committee.
Linda Huett. Ms. Huett has been the President and a director of our company since
September 1999. She became our Chief Executive Officer in December 2000. Ms. Huett joined our
company in 1984 as a meeting leader. Ms. Huett was promoted to U.K. Training Manager in 1986. In
1990, Ms. Huett was appointed Director of the United Kingdom operation and in 1993 was appointed
Vice President of Weight Watchers U.K. Ms. Huett received a B.A. degree from Gustavas Adolphus
College and received her Masters in Theater from Yale University. Ms. Huett is also a director of Ann
Taylor Inc.
Ann M. Sardini. Ms. Sardini has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2002 when she
joined our company. Ms. Sardini has over 20 years of experience in senior financial management
positions in branded media and consumer products companies. Prior to joining us, she served as Chief
Financial Officer of VitaminShoppe.com, Inc. from 1999 to 2001, and from 1995 to 1999 she served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Children’s Television Workshop. In
addition, Ms. Sardini has held finance positions at QVC, Inc., 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. Ms. Sardini is also a director of Venaca Inc.
Thilo Semmelbauer. Mr. Semmelbauer has served as our Chief Operating Officer for North
America since March 2004. Prior to that time, he served as the President and Chief Operating Officer
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