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Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Certain information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 23, 2009 (the “Proxy Statement”), which will be filed with the
SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after December 31, 2008. Except for those portions specifically
incorporated in this Form 10-K by reference to our Proxy Statement, no other portions of the Proxy Statement are
deemed to be filed as part of this Form 10-K.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Incorporated into this item by reference is the information under “Election of Directors - Directors and Director
Nominees,” “Election of Directors - Committees of Our Board of Directors,” “Election of Directors - Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our Proxy
Statement.
The following table sets forth the name, age and positions of each of our executive officers as of February 27, 2009:
Name Age Position
Bahram Akradi ............................................ 47 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer
Michael J. Gerend ........................................ 44 President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael R. Robinson ................................... 49 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Eric J. Buss .................................................. 42 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
Scott C. Lutz ................................................ 50 Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Mark L. Zaebst ............................................ 49 Executive Vice President
Jeffrey G. Zwiefel ........................................ 46 Senior Vice President
Bahram Akradi founded our company in 1992 and has been a director since our inception. Mr. Akradi was elected
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors in May 1996. Mr. Akradi has over 25 years of
experience in Healthy Way of Life initiatives. From 1984 to 1989, he led U.S. Swim & Fitness Corporation as its
co-founder and Executive Vice President. Mr. Akradi was a founder of the health and fitness Industry Leadership
Council.
Michael J. Gerend was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer upon joining our company in
March 2003, and was promoted to President in December 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Gerend was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Grand Holdings, Inc., doing business as Champion Air, the largest
dedicated provider of charter airlift in the airline industry, from July 1998 to January 2003. Mr. Gerend also held
senior management positions at Northwest Airlines, Inc. from April 1991 to December 1997.
Michael R. Robinson was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon joining our company in
March 2002. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Robinson was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Next Generation Network, Inc., a digital video advertising company, from April 2000 to March
2002. Prior to April 2000, Mr. Robinson spent approximately 17 years with Honeywell International, Inc., a
diversified technology and manufacturing company, where he held senior management positions from 1994 to
March 2000. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Robinson held the position of Vice President of Investor Relations and he was
responsible for financial communications with investors and other third parties. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Vice
President of Finance, Logistics and Supply for Europe, the Middle East and Africa where he managed accounting,
finance, tax and treasury functions.