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Center Parcs Europe, an operator of European short holiday break villages, including most recently serving as the
Director B2B Strategy / Marketing from November 2005 to July 2006. Prior to joining Center Parcs Europe,
Ms. Lemmens was working as an accountant in the audit practice with Ernst & Young LLP where she serviced a
range of clients including many commercial clients. Ms. Lemmens holds a Certified Public Accountant degree
from Erasmus University in the Netherlands, an M.S. in Business Administration from Nyenrode Business
University in the Netherlands and a Bachelors of Art degree in Hospitality Management from Hotel School, The
Hague, Hospitality Business School in the Netherlands.
Lesya Lysyj. Ms. Lysyj has served as the Company’s President, North America since November 25, 2013.
Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Lysyj served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of
Heineken USA, a leading beer importer in the United States, from March 2011 to November 2013. Prior to
joining Heineken USA, Ms. Lysyj had worked as Vice President Marketing Confectionery for the United States
at Kraft Foods Inc., a global food and beverage company, from March 2010 to March 2011. Prior to joining
Kraft, Ms. Lysyj held various positions in the North America business unit at Cadbury plc, a beverage and
confectionary company, from 2000 to 2010, most recently as Executive Vice President Marketing, Cadbury
US/Canada from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Lysyj also held various marketing and product development positions with
Cadbury Schweppes Beverages. Ms. Lysyj received a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of
Western Ontario and an M.B.A from the University of Toronto.
Corinne Pollier(-Bousquet). Ms. Pollier has served as our President, Continental Europe since May 2013.
Prior to that time, Ms. Pollier served as our Senior Vice President of France and Switzerland from October 2008
to May 2013 and our General Manager of France from October 2003 to October 2008. Prior to joining us,
Ms. Pollier was with VIVARTE Group (France), a European retailer of footwear and apparel, where she held
various positions in the finance and planning analysis department from 1991 to 1995, various senior positions in
the organization and strategy department from 1995 to 2000 and as General Manager of Kookai from 2001 to
2003. Ms. Pollier also held various product management and project management positions for the central buying
office of Le Printemps department stores from 1987 to 2001. Ms. Pollier is a graduate of HEC Business School
Paris.
Raymond Debbane. Mr. Debbane has been the Chairman of our Board of Directors since our acquisition by
Artal Luxembourg on September 29, 1999. Mr. Debbane is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer 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 the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and a director of Ceres, Inc. He is also the
Chief Executive Officer and a director of Artal and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of a number of
private companies of which Artal or Invus, L.P. are shareholders.
Steven M. Altschuler. Dr. Altschuler has been a director since September 2012. Dr. Altschuler has served
and continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of
the leading children’s hospitals in the United States, since April 2000. Prior to assuming the role of Chief
Executive Officer, Dr. Altschuler held several positions at CHOP, including Physician-in-Chief and chief of the
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Prior to joining CHOP, Dr. Altschuler was faculty
member and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Altschuler received a B.A. in mathematics and an M.D. from Case Western Reserve
University. Dr. Altschuler is a director of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, serves on its Compensation and
Management Development Committee and is also Chair of its Nutrition Science and Technology Committee.
Philippe J. Amouyal. Mr. Amouyal has been a director since November 2002. Mr. Amouyal is a Managing
Director of The Invus Group, LLC, a position he has held since 1999. Previously, Mr. Amouyal was a Vice
President and director of The Boston Consulting Group in Boston, MA. He holds an M.S. in Engineering and a
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