BNET Industries
Market Cap:$2.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
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Weight-Control Classes & Related Services
President, North America
Steven C. McCormickNumber of Employees 52,000
Contact Information
11 Madison Ave 17th Fl
New York, New York 10010
(212) 589-2700
NAICS Code Diet and Weight Reducing Centers: 812191
Recent Events
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Weight Watchers sets dividend of 17.5 cents
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Weight Watchers WTW North American President Steven McCormick Resigns
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Lose for Good participants drop pounds, donate food
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Weight Watcher's Q3 Profit Declines Marginally
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Traders To Tread Path Of Cautious Optimism - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis
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Weight Watchers Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call
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The Perfect Weapon for the Diet Business
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Weight Watchers Declares Quarterly Dividend
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Nestle sued by Weight Watchers for trademark infringement
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Weight Watchers Int'l Q2 Profit Drops, Revises FY09 Earnings Guidance - Update
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Latest Skinny on Diet Stocks
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Weight Watchers Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call
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Weight Watchers International, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/03/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Jerry Herman – Stifel Nicolaus. Jerry Herman – Stifel Nicolaus Let’s start with promotions if we can. I appreciate the feedback on that. You were good enough to quantify the impact of the...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 07/04/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Robert Craig - Stifel Nicolaus. Robert Craig - Stifel Nicolaus I was wondering if you could review penetration rates by geography with Monthly Pass. Ann M. Sardini Looking at NACO it's roughly 60%. In the U.K. we're up to...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question is from Jerry Herman – Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. Jerry Herman – Stifel, Nicolaus & Company I’m wondering if you folks would be willing to update us on the penetration rates of Monthly Pass in the respective geographies? I...
Weight Watchers International, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions The first question comes from Michael Binetti – UBS Securities, LLC. Michael Binetti – UBS Securities, LLC Just a couple of housekeeping questions first off. Could you tell me from where we sit today and what you have flowing through the P&L what...
Weight Watchers Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question is from Michael Binetti from UBS. Michael Binetti - UBS Thanks and congrats on a nice quarter. Maybe just a quick question on the fourth quarter guidance -- would you mind telling -- I guess I’m curious if you guys, if...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Steven C. McCormick | President, North America |
| Ann M. Sardini | Cfo |
| Cheryl Callan | Chief, Comm, North America |
| Miriam Jordan Keane | Chief Brand Officer |
| Jeffrey A. Fiarman | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secy |
| Kevin Eberly | Executive Vice President, Naco |
| Daniel Boockvar | Senior Vice President, Business Dev |
| Carl Swedberg | Vice President, Advertising & Branding |
| Christine Butler | Vice President, CRM & Business Dev |
| Maurice Kelly | Vice President, Strategy, Operations, Continental Europe |
| Melanie Stubbing | Vice President, Operations, UK |
| Robert W. Hollweg | General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
| Scott Penn | Vice President |
| Sarah Kleinhandler | Director, Online Marketing |
| Danielle Moten | Associate Products Manager |
| Carol Hastings | |
| Erika Wise | Leader |
| Pauline J Van Wyk | Instructor |
| Marty Evans | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Raymond Debbane | Chairman of the Board |
| Christopher J. Sobecki | Board of Directors |
| David P. Kirchoff | Board of Directors |
| John F. Bard | Board of Directors |
| Jonas M. Fajgenbaum | Board of Directors |
| Jones M. Fajgenbaum | Board of Directors |
| Kimberly Roy Tofalli | Board of Directors |
| Linda A. Huett | Board of Directors |
| Marsha Johnson Evans | Board of Directors |
| Philippe J. Amouyal | Board of Directors |
| Sacha Lainovic | Board of Directors |
| Sam K. Reed | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | President, North America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Cfo | Current |
| Weight Watchers | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Venaca, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Vitamin Shoppe | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| QVC, Inc. | Finance Positions | Former |
| National Broadcasting Company, Inc. | Finance Positions | Former |
| Simmons College School of Management | M.B.A | Former |
| Boston College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Chief, Comm, North America | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Marketing, North America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Chief Brand Officer | Current |
Mr. Fiarman has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since May 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Fiarman served as our Vice President and Associate General Counsel from July 2005 to May 2006 and as General Counsel of WeightWatchers.com since June 2000. He has also been Secretary of WeightWatchers.com since July 2000 and Senior Vice President of WeightWatchers.com since March 2002. Mr. Fiarman also held the position of Vice President, Business Development of WeightWatchers.com from June 2000 to March 2002. Prior to joining WeightWatchers.com, Mr. Fiarman was an attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C. specializing in corporate and tax law, from September 1993 to May 2000. Mr Fiarman holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secy | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Attorney | Former |
| Columbia University Law School | Jd | Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Naco | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Business Dev | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Assistant General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Vice President, Advertising & Branding | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Director, Advertising | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Vice President, CRM & Business Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Vice President, Strategy, Operations, Continental Europe | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Vice President, Operations, UK | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Director, Online Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minds Matter of Denver, Inc | Co-Director of Volunteers | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Associate Products Manager | Current |
| The University of Texas at Austin | B.A. In Psychology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q & A Research, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Intuit, Inc. | Current | |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Current | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | Current | |
| E&J Gallo Winery | Current | |
| Broderbund Software Inc | Former | |
| Wells Fargo & Company | Former | |
| Quickbooks | Former | |
| Kid-Pix | Former | |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | BS Degree | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Baptist Children's Home | Current | |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Leader | Current |
| Liberty University | Masters of Arts In Religion | Former |
Pauline Van Wyk worked at University of Iowa until she and her husband Rod moved to Ankeny in 1974. Pauline was a secretary to the Director of Veteran Affairs at Des Moines Area Community College from 1974 to 1979. She had the responsibility of tracking paper work for more than a thousand veterans with the Veterans Administration as well as her duties as personal secretary to the director. From 1979 to 1988, Pauline was a communications operator with the Department of Public Safety. In addition to answering calls from the public and dispatching law enforcement personnel, Pauline also operated the Iowa System. The Iowa System is the crime commuter used by law enforcement throughout Iowa. In 1998, Pauline became a Management Analyst for the Iowa Department of Public Safety. She had the responsibility of auditing all law enforcement agencies in the state to assure compliance with State of Iowa Rules and Regulations as well as those of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as they relate to the National Crime Information Computer. Pauline is currently a training officer with the Iowa Department of Public Safety. She currently trains police officers and communications personnel in the operation of the Iowa System. During the last year Pauline trained more than a thousand persons in the use of this computer system. Pauline is an instructor for Weight Watchers International.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Drive Tek, Inc. | Administrative Vice President | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Instructor | Current |
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 University of Beirut. Mr. Debbane is a director of Artal Group S.A., and Ceres, Inc. and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of GoldenSource Corporation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Invus Group, Ltd. | Managing Director | Current |
| NitroMed, Inc. | Managing Director, the Invus Group, Llc | Current |
| Eduventures, Inc. | Chairman & Director | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bluemercury | Board Director | Current |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Golden Source Corporation | Board Director | Current |
| The Invus Group, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Former |
| NitroMed, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Purdue University | B.S. In Industrial Engineering | Former |
Mr. Kirchhoff has been a director and our Chief Executive Officer and President since December 31, 2006. Mr. Kirchhoff has served and continues to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and President of WeightWatchers.com since rejoining WeightWatchers.com in June 2004. He also served as 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. 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.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company | Board Director | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Reserve Academy | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company | Audit Committee Member | Current |
| Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Sun-Times Media Group Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Invus Group, Ltd. | Managing Director | Current |
| Bluemercury | Board Director | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Pennsylvania | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Taylor Stores Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| United States Military Academy | Board of Visitors | Current |
| Viking Uk Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Viking Direct | Board of Directors | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Office Depot, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Huntsman Corporation | Director | Current |
| Corporate Analytics, Inc | Committee Member | Current |
| The American National Red Cross | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The American National Red Cross | President | Former |
| The American National Red Cross | Executive Director of Girl Scouts | Former |
| Girl Scouts | Executive Director | Former |
| Naval Postgraduate School | superintendent | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership Excellence Summit | Current | |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Huntsman Corporation | Director | Current |
| The American National Red Cross | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The American National Red Cross | President | Former |
| Naval Postgraduate School | Superintendent | Former |
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, Inc. in Boston, MA. He holds an M.S. in engineering and a DEA in Management from Ecole Centrale de Paris and was a Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Alternatives of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Amouyal is a director of GoldenSource Corporation and Blue Buffalo Company Ltd.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Invus Group, Ltd. | Managing Director | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Blue Buffalo Co | Director | Current |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| MetaMatrix, Inc. | Director | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Ecole Centrale | M.S. in engineering | Former |
Mr. Lainovic has been a director since our acquisition by Artal on September 29, 1999. Mr. Lainovic is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Invus Financial Advisors, LLC, a New York-based investment firm. From 1985 to 2006, Mr. Lainovic was a co-founder and the Executive Vice President of The Invus Group, LLC. Prior to forming The Invus Group, LLC in 1985, Mr. Lainovic 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 and an M.S. in engineering from Insa de Lyon in Lyon, France.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Weight Watchers International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Specialty Foods LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Cookie Company | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Cookie Company | President | Former |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Principal | Former |
| The Tree House, Inc. | Principal | Former |
| Keebler Company | Former | |
| Kellogg Company | Board Director | Former |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Board Director | Former |
| Kellogg Company | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Rice University | B.A. | Former |
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