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based in Massachusetts, a position he held from May 2010 to August 2012. Before assuming that position, he had
been Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Staples, a position he held from November 2006 to April
2010. Prior to joining Staples, Mr. Hotchkin held several corporate finance positions with Delphi Corporation
and General Motors Corporation including assignments in the United States, Asia and Europe. Mr. Hotchkin
received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Jeanine Lemmens. Ms. Lemmens has served as our President, United Kingdom since May 2013. Prior to
that time, Ms. Lemmens served as our Managing Director, Benelux from July 2006 to May 2013. Prior to joining
us, beginning in December 1999, Ms. Lemmens held various senior management and strategic positions with
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.
Corinne Pollier(-Bousquet). Ms. Pollier has served as our President, International since March 1, 2016.
Prior to that time, Ms. Pollier served as our President, Continental Europe & Australia–New Zealand from
January 2014 to March 2016, our President, Continental Europe from May 2013 to January 2014, 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, from 1991 to 2003, 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 1991. 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 S.A. 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 Blue Buffalo Pet
Products, Inc. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Artal Group S.A. and the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of a number of private companies of which Artal or Invus, L.P. are shareholders.
Mr. Debbane was previously a director of Ceres, Inc.
Steven M. Altschuler, M.D. Dr. Altschuler has been a director since September 2012. Dr. Altschuler has
served as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Miami Health System and Senior Vice President for
Healthcare at the University of Miami since January 2016. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer
of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the leading children’s hospitals in the United States,
from April 2000 until June 2015. 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, where he is the Chair of the Compensation and Management Development
Committee and serves on the Nutrition Science and Technology Committee. Dr. Altschuler is also the Chair of
the Board of Directors of Spark Therapeutics, Inc.
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