---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-051153"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WW"
cik: "0000105319"
company_name: "WW INTERNATIONAL, INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T04:32:50.352338+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WW International appoints Sima Sistani as CEO, effective March 21, 2022

## Summary
- Sistani, co-founder of Houseparty and former Epic Games exec, replaces Mindy Grossman who departs March 18.
- Base salary of $1,236,000; target cash bonus 150% of base; initial equity awards of 325K RSUs and 1.45M options (exercise prices: grant date, $30, $50).
- Sistani elected to WW Board as Class III director effective March 21.
- Equity grants include 500K options at $30 and 500K at $50, issued as inducement grants under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).
- Severance: two-year base salary continuation, COBRA, and accelerated vesting on 50% of unvested initial equity or next vesting date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-051153
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WW
- cik: 0000105319
- company_name: WW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105319/000119312522051153/0001193125-22-051153-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105319/000119312522051153/d318293d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sima Sistani was elected as Class III Director at WW INTERNATIONAL, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class III Director
  source text: On February 23, 2022, WW International, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sima Sistani as Chief Executive Officer and elected her as a Class III director of the Company, effective March 21, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105319/000119312522051153/0001193125-22-051153-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sima Sistani was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at WW INTERNATIONAL, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On February 23, 2022, WW International, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Sima Sistani as Chief Executive Officer and elected her as a Class III director of the Company, effective March 21, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105319/000119312522051153/0001193125-22-051153-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mindy Grossman resigned as Director at WW INTERNATIONAL, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Ms. Sistani will fill the vacancy on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) following Mindy Grossman’s resignation from the Board, effective as of the Commencement Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105319/000119312522051153/0001193125-22-051153-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.