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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, the information regarding our executive officers
required by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K is hereby included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Set forth below are the names, ages as of January 2, 2010 and current positions 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
David P. Kirchhoff ....................... 43 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Ann M. Sardini ......................... 59 Chief Financial Officer
Michael Basone ......................... 52 President, WeightWatchers.com and Chief Technology
Officer
Melanie Stack (Stubbing) ................. 48 President, International
Jeffrey A. Fiarman ....................... 41 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Raymond Debbane(1) .................... 54 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Philippe J. Amouyal(1) ................... 51 Director
John F. Bard(1)(2) ....................... 68 Director
Marsha Johnson Evans(2) ................. 62 Director
Jonas M. Fajgenbaum .................... 37 Director
Sacha Lainovic .......................... 53 Director
Kimberly Roy Tofalli(2) .................. 51 Director
Christopher J. Sobecki .................... 51 Director
(1) Member of our Compensation and Benefits Committee.
(2) Member of our Audit Committee.
David P. Kirchhoff. Mr. Kirchhoff has been a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer since
December 31, 2006. Mr. Kirchhoff has served and continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of
WeightWatchers.com since rejoining WeightWatchers.com in June 2004. He also served as President of
WeightWatchers.com from June 2004 until April 2008 and our Chief Operating Officer, Europe and Asia from
September 2005 until December 2006. Prior to rejoining WeightWatchers.com, Mr. Kirchhoff served as Chief
Financial Officer of the Enthusiast Media Group of Primedia, Inc., a print and digital content provider, 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.
Ann M. Sardini. Ms. Sardini has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2002 when she joined us.
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 a director of TreeHouse
Foods, Inc.
Michael Basone. Mr. Basone has served as our President, WeightWatchers.com and Chief Technology
Officer since April 2008. Prior to that time, Mr. Basone served as the Chief Technology Officer of
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