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of WeightWatchers.com. He held that position since February 2000. 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.
David P. Kirchhoff. Mr. Kirchhoff has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of
WeightWatchers.com since rejoining WeightWatchers.com in June 2004. He also became our Chief
Operating Officer, Europe and Asia in September 2005. Prior to rejoining WeightWatchers.com,
Mr. Kirchhoff served as Chief Financial Officer of the Enthusiast Media Group of Primedia, Inc. from
September 2003 to June 2004. Mr. Kirchhoff originally joined WeightWatchers.com in January 2000 as
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, and served as Chief Financial Officer of
WeightWatchers.com from January 2003 until his departure in August 2003. Prior to joining
WeightWatchers.com in January 2000, he was Director of Corporate Strategy and Development for
Pepsico, Inc. Previously, Mr. Kirchhoff was a manager and consultant with The Boston Consulting
Group in Washington, D.C. He holds a B.S. in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Duke
University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Robert W. Hollweg. Mr. Hollweg has served as our 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 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 December 2003. Ms. Stubbing has more than 16 years experience working with strong consumer
brands, including a position running the United Kingdom-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.
Russell Burke. Mr. Burke was appointed as our Vice President of Operations, Australasia in
March 2005. Prior to this appointment he most recently served as Vice President, Finance since joining
our company in June 2004. Prior to joining us he held both Chief Financial Officer and International
Business Development responsibilities for Napster LLC from May 2003 to March 2004. Prior to joining
Napster LLC, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of pressplay GP from
November 2001 to May 2003. Previously he held a number of senior financial roles with Sony Music
International in Sydney, London and New York from January 1992 to October 2001 and was with Price
Waterhouse in Newcastle, Los Angeles and Sydney prior to that. Mr. Burke received his Bachelor of
Commerce degree from the University of Newcastle and holds an ACA designation from the Institute
of Chartered Accountants, both in Australia.
Raymond Debbane. Mr. Debbane has been the Chairman of our Board of Directors since our
acquisition by Artal 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
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