Oprah Is Helping Weight Watchers Search for a New CEO
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Oprah Winfrey, who bought a stake in Weight Watchers International Inc. last year and agreed to pitch the brand, has a new role with the company: helping find a new chief executive officer.
The media magnate doesn’t want the job herself, but is serving as an adviser as the company hunts for someone to replace Jim Chambers, who abruptly resigned in September, Chief Financial Officer Nick Hotchkin said in an interview.