People: Herbalife Ltd (HLF)

HLF on New York Consolidated

48.25USD
23 May 2013
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$1.20 (+2.55%)
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Michael Johnson

58 2007 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Desmond Walsh

55 2010 President

John DeSimone

46 2010 Chief Financial Officer

Richard Goudis

51 2010 Chief Operating Officer

Brett Chapman

57 2012 Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary

Michael Levitt

54 2013 Lead Independent Director

Pedro Cardoso

46 2009 Director

Jonathan Christodoro

2013 Director

Keith Cozza

2013 Director

John Tartol

61 2003 Director

Leroy Barnes

61 2004 Independent Director

Richard Bermingham

73 2013 Independent Director

Carole Black

69 2011 Independent Director

Jeffrey Dunn

55 2009 Independent Director

Colombe Nicholas

68 2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Michael Johnson

Mr. Michael O. Johnson is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Herbalife Ltd. Mr. Johnson is is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Johnson joined the Company in April 2003 as Chief Executive Officers and became Chairman of the Board in May 2007. Mr. Johnson spent 17 years with The Walt Disney Company, where he most recently served as President of Walt Disney International, and also served as President of Asia Pacific for The Walt Disney Company and President of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Mr. Johnson has also previously served as a publisher of Audio Times magazine, and has directed the regional sales efforts of Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company for three of its television channels, including MTV, Nickelodeon and The Movie Channel. Mr. Johnson formerly served as a director of Univision Communications, Inc., a television company serving Spanish-speaking Americans until March 2007, and on the Board of Regents for Loyola High School of Los Angeles. Mr. Johnson received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Western State College.

Desmond Walsh

Mr. Desmond Walsh is President of Herbalife Ltd., since January 2010. Mr. Walsh joined the Company in January 2004 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Distributor Sales and was promoted to Executive Vice President for Worldwide Operations and Sales in April 2008. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Walsh served as the Senior Vice President of the commercial division of DMX Music. Prior to DMX Music, Mr. Walsh spent five years as Vice President and General Manager of Supercomm, Inc., a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Walsh also previously served in management positions at MovieQuik Systems, a division of The Southland Corporation (now 7-Eleven) and at Commtron Corporation, a consumer electronics and video distribution company. Mr. Walsh received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London.

John DeSimone

Mr. John G. DeSimone is Chief Financial Officer of Herbalife Ltd., since January 2010. Mr. DeSimone joined the Company in November 2007 as Senior Vice President — Finance and was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President — Finance & Distributor Operations in December 2008. From June 2004 through October 2007, Mr. DeSimone served as the Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Ventures, LLC (formerly known as Autoware, Inc.), an automotive aftermarket accessory distributor and retailer. Prior to working at Mobile Ventures, LLC, Mr. DeSimone previously served as the Controller, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Rexall Sundown, Inc., a multinational manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements and sports nutrition products that was publicly traded while Mr. DeSimone served as its Controller and Vice President of Finance. Mr. DeSimone received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant College (now known as Bryant University).

Richard Goudis

Mr. Richard Goudis is Chief Operating Officer of Herbalife Ltd., since January 2010. Mr. Goudis joined the Company in June 2004 as Chief Financial Officer after serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Rexall Sundown, a Nasdaq 100 company that was sold to Royal Numico in 2000, from 1998 to 2001. After the sale to Royal Numico, Mr. Goudis had operations responsibility for all of Royal Numico’s U.S. investments, including General Nutrition Centers, or GNC, Unicity International and Rexall Sundown. From 2002 to May 2004, Mr. Goudis was a partner at Flamingo Capital Partners, a firm he founded in 2002. Mr. Goudis also previously worked at Sunbeam Corporation and Pratt & Whitney. Mr. Goudis graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Accounting and he received his MBA from Nova Southeastern University.

Brett Chapman

Mr. Brett R. Chapman is Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary of Herbalife Ltd. He is Chief Legal Officer since November 2012 and Corporate Secretary since October 2003, respectively. Before joining the Company in October 2003 as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Mr. Chapman spent thirteen years at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as its Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, with responsibility for all legal matters relating to Disney’s Media Networks Group, including the ABC Television Network, the company’s cable properties including The Disney Channel and ESPN, and Disney’s radio and internet businesses. Prior to working at The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Chapman was an associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Mr. Chapman received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge and his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law.

Michael Levitt

Mr. Michael J. Levitt is Lead Independent Director of Herbalife Ltd. Mr. Levitt has served as the Vice Chairman of Apollo Capital Management L.P. since April 2012, and is the founder and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stone Tower Capital LLC, an alternative investment management firm, through its acquisition by Apollo Global Management, LLC, in April 2012. Prior to forming Stone Tower, Mr. Levitt was a partner with the private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst Incorporated, from 1996 to 2001. Prior to joining Hicks Muse, Mr. Levitt served as a Managing Director and the Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division of Smith Barney Inc. from 1993 to 1995, with responsibility for the advisory, private equity sponsor and leveraged finance activities of the firm. Prior thereto, Mr. Levitt was a Managing Director with Morgan Stanley & Co. He was responsible for the firm’s corporate finance, merger and acquisition and leveraged finance activities with private equity firms and non-investment grade companies. From October 2001 to March 2006, Mr. Levitt served as the lead outside director and chairman of the audit committee for IDT Corporation. Mr. Levitt also served as director of Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. from March 2007 to May 2009. He served as Chairman of the Board from October 2009 to April 2010 of 57th Street General Acquisition Corp. In addition, he served as a director of Great American Group, Inc. from July 2009 to January 2013. Mr. Levitt received his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Michigan.

Pedro Cardoso

Mr. Pedro Cardoso is Director of Herbalife Ltd., since 2009. He has been an independent Herbalife distributor for 21 years and a member of the Company’s Chairman’s Club since 2005. Mr. Cardoso has built a organization of Herbalife independent distributors in several countries. He has been active in training Herbalife distributors around the world, and is a member of various strategy and planning groups for Herbalife. He is also an active volunteer for the Herbalife Family Foundation. Prior to joining Herbalife, Mr. Cardoso served as the Transportation Supervisor of the Avon Company from 1990 to 1992. He received his degree in applied mathematics from the Autonomous University of Lisbon.

Jonathan Christodoro

Keith Cozza

John Tartol

Mr. John M. Tartol is Director of Herbalife Ltd., since 2003. He has been an independent Herbalife distributor for 31 years and a member of the Company’s Chairman’s Club since 2000. He is active in training other Herbalife distributors all over the world and has served on various strategy and planning groups for Herbalife. He is also active on behalf of various charities in his community and worldwide on behalf of the Herbalife Family Foundation. He has a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois.

Leroy Barnes

Mr. Leroy T. Barnes, Jr., is Independent Director of Herbalife Ltd., since 2004. He is the retired Vice President and Treasurer of PG&E Corporation, a position he held from 2001 to 2005. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Barnes was Vice President and Treasurer of Gap, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Barnes held various executive positions with Pacific Telesis Group/SBC Communications. Earlier in his career, Mr. Barnes was a consultant at Touche, Ross & Co., a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Barnes received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Stanford University, and his MBA from Stanford Business School. Mr. Barnes is a member of the boards of directors of Principal Funds, Inc., Principal Variable Contracts, Inc., The McClatchy Company, a newspaper and Internet publisher, and Frontier Communications Corporation, a telecommunications-focused company, and was a member of the board of directors of Longs Drug Stores Corporation from February 2002 through October 2008.

Richard Bermingham

Mr. Richard P. Bermingham is Independent Director of Herbalife Ltd. He is currently retired, and has over 40 years of business experience. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Bermingham was the Vice Chairman of the Board of American Golf. Mr. Bermingham worked for Collins Food International, which was acquired by Sizzler International, Inc., from 1967 to 1994. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of this publicly traded company for the period from 1987 to 1994. Mr. Bermingham currently serves on the board of Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC. Additionally, Mr. Bermingham served on the board of Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc until December 31, 2013, the board of Interactive Health, Inc. until May 2011, the board of EaglePicher Corp. until 2012 and the Advisory Board of Missouri River Plastics until March 2007. Mr. Bermingham was a certified public accountant and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado.

Carole Black

Ms. Carole Black is Independent Director of Herbalife Ltd. She is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a multi-media brand for women, including Lifetime Network, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women Network, Lifetime Online and Lifetime Home Entertainment, serving from March 1999 to March 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Black served as the President and General Manager of NBC4, Los Angeles, a commercial television station, from 1994 to 1999, and in various marketing-related positions at The Walt Disney Company, a media and entertainment company, from 1986 to 1993. Ms. Black has served as a director of Time Warner Cable Inc. since July 2006.

Jeffrey Dunn

Mr. Jeffrey T. Dunn is Independent Director of Herbalife Ltd., since 2009. He has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bolthouse Farms, a premier health and wellness company located in Bakersfield, California, since May 2008. Bolthouse Farms is the North American leader in growing/processing of fresh carrots as well the fastest growing national brand of super-premium juices and smoothies. From January 2006 through December 2007, Mr. Dunn served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ubiquity Brands, Inc., the parent company of Jay Foods, Inc., a Midwestern manufacturer and distributor of snacks, and prior to Ubiquity was the Managing Partner of Grassy Lake Partners, an investment and consulting firm. From 1985 to 2004, Mr. Dunn held a variety of senior executive positions with The Coca-Cola Company, serving most recently as Executive Vice President, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Coca-Cola North America and previously serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Coca-Cola Americas. Mr. Dunn received his Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and his MBA from Pepperdine University. In 2010, Mr. Dunn was appointed to the advisory board of the U.S. Food Day Initiative for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Colombe Nicholas

Ms. Colombe M. Nicholas is Independent Director of Herbalife Ltd., since 2006. She has served as a consultant to Financo Global Consulting, the international consulting division of Financo, Inc., since 2002. Prior to joining Financo, Ms. Nicholas served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Anne Klein Company from 1996 to 1999. Prior to that role she served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Orr Felt Company, President and Chief Operating Officer of Giorgio Armani Fashion Corp., and President and Chief Executive Officer of Christian Dior New York. Ms. Nicholas currently serves on the boards of Kimco Realty Corporation and Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. From November 2004 through March 2007 Ms. Nicholas served on the board of directors of Mills Corp., and from June 2004 until June 2007 she served on the board of directors of Oakley, Inc. She received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Dayton and a juris doctorate degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and holds an honorary doctorate in business administration from Bryant College of Rhode Island.

Basic Compensation

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Michael Johnson

3,966,669 99,594,900

Desmond Walsh

94,390 5,907,590

John DeSimone

78,700 5,031,290

Richard Goudis

530,801 11,828,400

Brett Chapman

509,968 12,037,890

Michael Levitt

0 0

Pedro Cardoso

0 0

Jonathan Christodoro

0 0

Keith Cozza

0 0

John Tartol

0 0

Leroy Barnes

0 0

Richard Bermingham

0 0

Carole Black

0 0

Jeffrey Dunn

0 0

Colombe Nicholas

0 0
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