Ann M. Sardini, age 73, has served as a Director since May 2008 and as Chair of the Board since April 29, 2021. In addition to our Board, she also currently chairs the board and Audit Committee of Ideal Protein, a private equity-owned weight-loss company. Ms. Sardini is an independent advisor and consultant to early and mid-stage companies and private equity firms. Through In Progress Advisors, which she founded in 2013, Ms. Sardini provides client companies with strategic and practical guidance for successful growth, M&A, capital structuring and exit strategies, and serves on the advisory boards of Grant Avenue Capital and chairs the advisory board of Target 100. From April 2001 to June 2012, Ms. Sardini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc. From September 1999 to December 2001, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Vitamin Shoppe.com, Inc., an e-commerce seller of vitamins and nutritional supplements, and from March 1995 to August 1999, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for global media company Sesame Workshop (Children’s Television Workshop). In addition, Ms. Sardini previously held finance positions at QVC, Inc., Chris Craft Industries, and the National Broadcasting Company. In addition to her current board service, Ms. Sardini previously served on the board of directors of Pier 1 Imports, chaired its Audit Committee, and served on the Restructuring Committee until the company's liquidation in October 2020. She has also previously served on the boards of directors for Promise Project Fund for the City of New York and Weight Watchers Danone China Ltd., and on the advisory board of Learnvest.com.
Ms. Sardini holds a B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A from Simmons College Graduate School of Management.