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WW International sets Oct. 1, 2026 CEO start

WW International updates its CEO transition plan, confirming Stephen J. Bye will begin as CEO and director on October 1, 2026, ending the interim leadership structure.

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WW INTERNATIONAL, INC. (WW) amended a prior report to fix the timing of its CEO transition. The company previously announced the appointment of Stephen J. Bye as President, Chief Executive Officer and director, with his start date to be set later. WW now states that it and Mr. Bye mutually agreed that his commencement date as CEO and director will be October 1, 2026.

On that date, the Interim Office of the Chief Executive, currently including Chief Financial Officer Felicia DellaFortuna and Chief Operations Officer Jonathan Volkmann, will dissolve, and both executives will continue solely in their existing CFO and COO roles.

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
CEO commencement date October 1, 2026 Mutually agreed date for Stephen J. Bye to begin as President, CEO and director
Agreement date on commencement September 18, 2026 Date WW International and Stephen J. Bye agreed on the October 1, 2026 start
Filing signature date September 21, 2026 Date WW International executed the amended report
Interim Office of the Chief Executive financial
"who are serving in the Interim Office of the Chief Executive (the IOCE”)"
Commencement Date financial
"such date, the “Commencement Date”) and (ii) disclose that"
emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company    Item 5.02. Departure of Directors"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.

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What change does WW (WW) report in this 8-K/A?

WW International reports that it has now agreed with Stephen J. Bye that his commencement date as President, Chief Executive Officer and director will be October 1, 2026, updating a previously disclosed CEO appointment with a specific effective date.

When will Stephen J. Bye officially start as CEO of WW (WW)?

Stephen J. Bye will officially start as WW International’s President and Chief Executive Officer and join the Board of Directors on October 1, 2026, a date mutually agreed between the company and Mr. Bye on September 18, 2026.

What happens to the Interim Office of the Chief Executive at WW on October 1, 2026?

Effective October 1, 2026, the Interim Office of the Chief Executive will dissolve. Felicia DellaFortuna and Jonathan Volkmann will resign from that interim office and continue in their roles as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer, respectively.

Will the CFO and COO of WW (WW) keep their roles after the new CEO starts?

Yes. After Stephen J. Bye’s October 1, 2026 commencement date, Felicia DellaFortuna will continue as Chief Financial Officer and Jonathan Volkmann will continue as Chief Operations Officer; only their participation in the Interim Office of the Chief Executive will end.

Why did WW International file this report as an amendment (8-K/A)?

WW International filed this amendment to its earlier report to disclose the specific commencement date for Stephen J. Bye’s service as President, Chief Executive Officer and director, which has now been set as October 1, 2026 by mutual agreement.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2026

 

 

WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   001-16769   11-6040273

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

18 West 18th Street, 7th Floor  
New York, New York   10011
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 589-2700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, no par value   WW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 9, 2026, WW International, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to (i) announce the appointment of Stephen J. Bye as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company’s Board of Directors, in each case effective on a date on or prior to November 27, 2026 to be mutually agreed to by the Company and Mr. Bye (such date, the “Commencement Date”) and (ii) disclose that, in connection with Mr. Bye’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Felicia DellaFortuna, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Jonathan Volkmann, the Company’s Chief Operations Officer, who are serving in the Interim Office of the Chief Executive (the IOCE”), will resign as members of the IOCE, and that the IOCE will dissolve, effective as of the Commencement Date (and following such dissolution, Ms. DellaFortuna and Mr. Volkmann will continue to serve in their capacities as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer, respectively).

The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K/A to disclose that on September 18, 2026, the Company and Mr. Bye mutually agreed that the Commencement Date will be October 1, 2026.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

    WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
DATED: September 21, 2026     By:  

/s/ Debra Cotter

 

    Name:   Debra Cotter

 

    Title:   Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

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