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Amy O'Keefe Joins WW International as Chief Financial Officer, Nicholas Hotchkin Promoted to Chief Operating Officer
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WW International, Inc. (NASDAQ: WW), a global wellness company powered by the world's leading commercial weight
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WW International, Inc. (NASDAQ: WW), a global wellness company powered by the world's leading commercial weight management program, announced today the appointment of Amy O'Keefe as Chief Financial Officer and the promotion of Nicholas Hotchkin, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2012, head of North American operations since 2019, and President of Emerging Markets, to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nO'Keefe, who will oversee global finance and accounting for WW, will officially join the company on October 1, 2020 at which time Hotchkin will assume his new position leading worldwide strategy and operational execution for all global markets with the added oversight of WW Health Solutions, the company's corporate program for employers and health providers. Both roles sit on the executive leadership team and will report directly to Mindy Grossman, the President and CEO of WW International.\n\"We are thrilled to welcome Amy as our company's new CFO,\" said Mindy Grossman. \"Her deep expertise in operational finance and her proven track record of driving business growth while maximizing profitability makes her uniquely qualified to join our team as we accelerate our digital transformation and deliver on our mission to bring wellness to all.\"\n\"Nick has been an invaluable partner since I joined WW in 2017,\" Grossman continued. \"He brings years of experience both as CFO as well as leading our North American operations over the past year. He has a true passion for WW and I am excited to see him add P&L responsibility for all global markets along with taking the reins of our Health Solutions business. I look forward to our continued partnership as we boldly move forward to achieve our growth aspirations.\"\n\"I am very excited to join the WW team and to continue and build upon the foundation that Nick built in the global finance and accounting operation,\" said Amy O'Keefe. \"It is a unique opportunity to be able to contribute my skill set to a company and team who so passionately share such a worthy mission.\"\nO'Keefe brings more than 25 years of financial expertise, joining the company after three years as CFO of Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, a leading private equity backed medical equipment company based in Port Washington, New York...