WeightWatchers Appoints New Executive Leaders

The Company bolsters leadership team with seasoned hires from Teladoc Health and 23andMe

NEW YORK, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WeightWatchers (NASDAQ: WW) (“WeightWatchers,” “WW,” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of new executives to the Company’s leadership team as it builds for the future, supporting its purpose to help people live healthier, longer​: Donna Boyer, as Chief Product Officer, Jacquie Cooke, as General Counsel and Secretary, and Debra Benovitz who has been elevated to Chief Insights Officer.

Donna Boyer will join the Company as Chief Product Officer, effective May 1, to drive the WeightWatchers product mission and strategy across the member experience, and champion cohesion across the end-to-end consumer journey. Most recently, Donna was the Chief Product Officer at Teladoc Health, where she led the strategic shift from a single product to a multi-product portfolio organization. Donna joined Teladoc Health as the SVP of Product and Design in 2020 and was promoted to Chief Product Officer within six months. She was instrumental in the integration and expansion of multiple organic and acquired product lines as well as launching new product offerings. Prior to Teladoc Health, Donna served as VP of Product and Design at Stitch Fix shortly after the company’s IPO to build and operationalize its product functions while diversifying its product offerings. Prior to Stitch Fix, Donna was Head of Product for Airbnb’s Hosts & Homes and later led the development of Airbnb Plus. Donna spent her early career in product management at Hyperion, which was later acquired by Oracle, as well as Digital Think and Yahoo!.

Jacquie Cooke has joined the Company as General Counsel and Secretary to bring forward her extensive legal background in biotechnology and significant experience in regulatory and compliance matters as it pertains to healthcare. Prior to joining WeightWatchers, Jacquie served as General Counsel and Privacy Officer at 23andMe where she helped scale the business, owning the legal, data protection and compliance functions. She helped to lead the company through its go-public transaction as well as its acquisition and integration of Lemonaid Health, a telehealth platform and digital pharmacy. She joined 23andMe as Associate General Counsel in 2015. Prior to 23andMe, Jacquie was Senior Commercial Counsel for Genomic Health, a provider of genomic-based diagnostic tests that help optimize cancer care. At Genomic Health, she served as advisor to commercial teams and led health care compliance globally. Jacquie spent her early career as an associate at Latham & Watkins.