Executive Management

Carl D. Daikeler has served as our Chairman and CEO since he co-founded Beachbody in 1998. Prior to Beachbody, Mr. Daikeler worked at Guthy-Renker assisting with new products for infomercials. He also runs the Beachbody Foundation, a non-profit organization contributing to a number of foundations such as the International Justice Mission, Hope Of The Valley, NAACP, The Lakota Tribe, Upward Bound House, Go Campaign, and Save-A-Warrior (SAW). Mr. Daikeler obtained a B.A. from Ithaca College.

Jonathan Congdon co-founded Beachbody in 1998. Since 2019 he has served as our Chief Executive Officer, Openfit and was previously our President and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to Beachbody, Mr. Congdon worked at Guthy-Renker helping create and run the Select Network business with Carl Daikeler, which is how the 2 co-founders originally met. He serves on the St. John’s Health Center Foundation’s Board of Trustees and is a founding Board Member of the Careyes Foundation, which addresses youth education and community issues in the Costa Allegre region in Jalisco, Mexico. Mr. Congdon obtained a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Sue Collyns has served as our President and Chief Financial Officer since 2019 and served as Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in 2014. Prior to joining Beachbody, LLC, from 2012 through 2014, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Dun and Bradstreet, Credibility Corp., a privately held technologybased subscription company offering web solutions for businesses seeking to strengthen their credit score and business reputation. Ms. Collyns has also served in various executive roles, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, for California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., a casual dining restaurant chain, from 2001 through 2011. Ms. Collyns currently serves on the board of Myx Fitness Holdings, LLC, an athome connected fitness platform consisting of an industry leading bike and home studio. Ms. Collyns also serves on the board of directors of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), which owns, operates and franchises Applebee’s and IHOP restaurants, and is a member of the audit committee. Ms. Collyns also served on the board of directors for Potbelly Corporation, Waitr Holdings, Inc. and Zoes Kitchen, Inc., where she served in various roles, including audit committee chair and compensation committee chair, and was a member of its nominating and governance committees. Ms. Collyns obtained a B.A. in Economics from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Jonathan Gelfand is Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development for The Beachbody Company Group and has been with the Company since May 2006. He advises the Company with respect to corporate governance, compliance, complex transactions, intellectual property registration and protection, advertising, privacy, marketing, regulatory and government affairs, litigation management and antipiracy and counterfeit protection. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel for Miss A, LLC and Marketplace Products LLC, where he created two separate retail and direct response product companies and managed all business and legal aspects. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Senior Counsel for Sylmark, Inc. and, beforehand, as an Associate at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. Mr. Gelfand became a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) for the United States in 2016 and for Europe in 2018. Mr. Gelfand obtained a B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego, and a J.D. from Stanford University.

Robert Gifford has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since March 2017. He oversees the company’s operational infrastructure, driving company efficiency, improving customer satisfaction and enabling long-term growth strategies. Prior to Beachbody, he served as the Head of Operations and Quality for the Ultrasound Division at Siemens Healthineers, a medical technology company, from 2016 through 2017. Mr. Gifford also served as a Corporate Officer, Senior Executive Vice President and President of Supply Chain Solutions, at Ingram Micro Inc., a privately held distribution company providing solutions to the technology and logistics industries, from 2010 through 2015. Mr. Gifford currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Logistyx Technologies, LLC, a transportation software company, and Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a public contract manufacturer company serving the defense, aerospace, medical and technology industries, where he chairs the Compensation Committee. Mr. Gifford has also served on the board of directors and in advisory roles for multiple non-profit organizations, including Second Harvest of Orange County, Second Harvest Heartland of Minnesota and The Nature Conservancy Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota Chapters. Mr. Gifford currently serves on the board of The Nature Conservancy of Nevada. Mr. Gifford obtained a B.S. from San Jose State University and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University.

Michael Neimand has served as President, Beachbody since 2016 and is responsible for our direct selling activities, Team Beachbody, and the direct selling division’s international expansion efforts. Mr. Neimand joined Beachbody in 2006 and has held various positions including Executive Vice-President. Prior to Beachbody, he served as Vice President of Sales and Initiatives at Herbalife and was at the company from 1995 through 2006 and also worked at BAE Systems, a global defense, security and aerospace company. Mr. Neimand obtained a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.