Paul Block

Chief Executive Officer and President

Paul Block joined Merisant as Chief Operating Officer in September 2004, and in November of that year Mr. Block became Chief Executive Officer. He was elected chairman of the Board of Directors in February 2006. Prior to joining Merisant, Mr. Block had served as president and chief executive officer of Sara Lee’s Coffee and Tea Consumer brand. There, he led an impressive turnaround in operating performance. Mr. Block also served as chief marketing officer and, subsequently, EVP general manager of Allied Domecq Spirits USA, where he was instrumental in the repositioning and double-digit growth of its Courvoisier brand. Additionally, while at Danone International Brands, Mr. Block launched Dannon bottled water in the United States, achieving number one market share after only eight months. He has also held various brand management, field marketing and sales positions at Guinness Import and Miller Brewing companies.

Jonathan W. Cole

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Jonathan Cole serves as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Merisant Company since joining the company in April 2005. Prior to joining Merisant, Mr. Cole was counsel in the New York offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP where his practice focused on corporate finance, restructuring and M&A transactions. Mr. Cole graduated from New York University School of Law in 1993 and the University of Chicago in 1987.

Julie Wool

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Julie Wool serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to her current position, Ms. Wool served as Vice President, Finance, Controller from Jan. 2008 until Dec. 2009, Global Controller and Treasurer from 2007 until 2008, Director of Global Accounting and Consolidations from 2003 until 2007. Ms. Wool joined our company in the controller's group shortly after its divesture from Monsanto in 2000. Ms. Wool is a CPA, holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Business and a BS from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Hugues Pitre

Vice President, Managing Director for EAME

Hugues Pitre has served as Vice President, General Manager for France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg since April 2005 and assumed general manager responsibility for the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa starting in 2006. On September 1, 2009, Mr. Pitre became Vice President, Managing Director, EAME. Mr. Pitre joined Merisant in 2002 as Director, EAME Strategy & Marketing and became Global Vice President Marketing in 2004. Prior to joining Merisant, Mr. Pitre had worked for Johnson & Johnson Consumer France as Associate Franchise Director in Paris between 1998 and 2002 and with Bain & Company, as consultant from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Pitre graduates from ESCP-Europe (1987) and INSEAD (1994).

Richard Mewborn

Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Richard Mewborn joined Merisant as Vice President, Global Operations in October 2010 and in April 2011 he was made Vide President, Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Merisant, Mr. Mewborn was Senior Vice President of Global Operations for Alberto Culver where he was responsible for the total supply chain operations on a global basis including purchasing, manufacturing, quality, engineering, distribution & customer service, demand & supply planning, and new product development activities. Prior to Alberto Culver, he held various Supply Chain positions for Reckitt Benckiser in North America and spent two years in Sao Paulo, Brazil managing Reckitt's Latin America Supply Chain. In addition, he held engineering and maintenance roles with Frito Lay and Milliken & Company early in his career. Mr. Mewborn graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Brian Alsvig

Vice President, Finance, Planning and Analysis

Brian Alsvig serves as Vice President, Finance, Planning and Analysis. Prior to his current position, Mr. Alsvig served as Director, Global Financial Planning and Analysis from 2005 to 2008, Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis from 2002 until 2005 and he had served in financial planning and controller positions since he joined our predecessor in 1995.

Rachel Aldridge

General Manager Asia Pacific

Rachel Aldridge has served as General Manager for Asia Pacific since September 2008. In 2006, Rachel joined Merisant Australia as Senior Brand Manager for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. She worked in various senior marketing roles before becoming the Regional Director for ANZ in 2008. Prior to joining Merisant Rachel started her career at Hyundai Automotive and worked her way up the ladder to become the Brand Manager for Accessories. From automobiles to whitegoods, Rachel joined Electrolux in 2004 and continued in a brand management role working with well known names such as Westinghouse, Simpson and Chef. She holds both a Master of Business – Marketing and a Bachelor of Commerce – Marketing.