What You Should Know:
– WeightWatchers today announced the successful completion of its strategic reorganization process.
– The reorganization positions the Company with significantly enhanced financial flexibility and is accelerating its transformation through key leadership appointments and product expansions, notably into women’s health during menopause.
Dr. Kim Boyd Appointed Chief Medical Officer
WeightWatchers has appointed Dr. Kim Boyd as Chief Medical Officer, a strategic move to lead the Company’s clinical vision, program development, and the integration of emerging science into innovative, holistic solutions for members. Dr. Boyd’s role will be central to shaping an evolving program that delivers sustainable results across medical, behavioral, and community-based dimensions of care, building on the strength of WeightWatchers’ existing No. 1 doctor-recommended program.
Dr. Boyd brings extensive experience across metabolic health, women’s health, and obesity care, with leadership roles at One Medical, Calibrate, Caire, Galileo, and Nurx. She has also co-founded or scaled multiple consumer health companies and worked closely with leading researchers to translate cutting-edge science into clinical care.
Expanding into Women’s Health: New Menopause Program
Later this year, WeightWatchers will launch a new program specifically designed to support women through perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. This offering builds upon WeightWatchers’ existing program by delivering tailored nutritional and behavioral strategies with access to specialized clinical care, coaching, and community, meeting the distinct metabolic health needs of women during this critical life stage.
This expansion into women’s health is a strategic move to address a significant gap in healthcare, aiming to redefine the approach to menopause, a space long underserved and overlooked. WeightWatchers’ holistic program has already demonstrated strong results among women in this life stage, delivering meaningful, sustained weight loss that significantly outperforms self-directed approaches. This new evolution integrates clinical care, tailored nutritional strategies, coaching, and content into a cohesive experience for millions of members globally.
Chief Product Officer Appointment
In addition to Dr. Boyd’s appointment, WeightWatchers has appointed Uta Knablein as Chief Product Officer, tasked with leading product strategy across the Company’s expanding weight health platform. Knablein brings over two decades of experience in digital transformation and consumer-centric product development from companies like iHeartMedia, Nickelodeon, and JPMorgan Chase. She will lead integrated, insight-driven product development to support the Company’s holistic, science-backed model of care.
Knablein joins an expanded leadership team of executives with deep expertise across healthcare, consumer subscription, research and insights, content, brand strategy, and operations, including:
- Mike Amsel: Chief Marketing Officer, with over 20 years in driving member growth, retention, and engagement at consumer subscription businesses like Pandora and SiriusXM.
- Samhita Mukhopadhyay: Head of Content Strategy, a seasoned editorial leader and author with expertise in women’s health and wellness.
- Jacquie Cooke: Promoted to Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, bringing extensive legal and regulatory healthcare and consumer products leadership experience from 23andMe and Latham & Watkins.
- Jon Volkmann: Newly promoted to Chief Operations Officer, previously COO at Weekend Health, where he scaled Sequence (now WW Clinic), now overseeing operations across clinical business, field organization, and in-person community offering.
- Tyler Holden: Head of Consumer Research & Insights, joining from Lippincott, leading customer strategy to ensure platform alignment with evolving member needs.
These appointments reflect WeightWatchers’ focus on building a world-class leadership team to execute its strategic priorities and scale its integrated model for long-term impact.
Board Transition Supports Long-Term Strategy
As part of the reorganization, a new Board of Directors will guide WeightWatchers through its next phase of growth. New board members include:
- Fallon O’Connor: Vice President of Global Communications at Airbnb.
- Eugene I. Davis: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PRINATE Consulting Group, LLC.
- J. Carney Hawks: Former Founding Partner of Brigade Capital Management.
- Nikolaj Sjoqvist: Managing Member of Katalyst Advisory LLC.
Existing directors Tara Comonte and Julie Bornstein, CEO and Founder of Daydream, will also continue to serve.
