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Executive Officers

Bruce M. Cazenave was appointed Chief Executive Officer and elected to our Board in May 2011. He assumed the role of Acting Principal Financial Officer in January 2012. From January 2010 until his appointment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cazenave served as managing director of Inflection Point Consulting, where he consulted with and served as an executive advisor to private equity firms in the U.S. and Europe. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Cazenave worked for Central Garden & Pet Company, serving as president of its Garden Décor Group. Central Garden & Pet Company is a marketer and producer of branded products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies markets. From January 2006 to August 2006, Mr. Cazenave served as a strategy consultant to Timex Corporation where he focused on supply chain, operational and organizational priorities for the watch manufacturer. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Cazenave served as president & CEO of Dorel Juvenile Group, a subsidiary of Dorel Industries, Inc. Dorel Juvenile Group is a marketer and manufacturer of juvenile products. Mr. Cazenave has also served in senior executive roles at Black & Decker U.S., Inc. and Timberland-Europe. The Board has concluded that Mr. Cazenave should continue serving as a director based on his over 20 years of senior executive leadership and extensive background running divisions of premier global consumer products companies focused on profitable growth.

William B. McMahon was appointed Chief Operating Officer in August 2011. In this role, Mr. McMahon has responsibility for oversight of the Company's Retail and Direct businesses, as well as overall operations and information technology. He also has broad oversight of the Company's product development function. Mr. McMahon joined Nautilus in October 2005 and has held a number of leadership roles, including Senior Vice President, Consumer Business from November 2009 until August 2011 and, prior to that, Vice President and General Manager of our Direct business. Before joining Nautilus, Mr. McMahon held several executive positions with the Readers Digest Association from 1989 through 1995, including chief operating officer of gifts.com, an e-commerce portal; director of information technology; vice president, operations of Good Catalog, a luxury home products and electronics catalog; and director of U.S. Operations for QSP Inc., the largest school fundraising program in North America. He previously spent over a decade with the United States Navy nuclear submarine force, where he oversaw reactor plant operations. Mr. McMahon is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Engineering program.

Wayne M. Bolio assumed the position of Senior Vice President, Law and Human Resources in August 2011. He was named General Counsel in April 2008. Mr. Bolio joined Nautilus in June 2003 as Vice President, Human Resources. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Human Resources in March 2004 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Law in January 2006. From 1997 to 2002 he served as the chief human resources officer for Consolidated Freightways, a major transportation company, and most recently held the position of Vice President of Human Resources and Assistant General Counsel. Prior to that, he was employed by Southern Pacific Transportation Company as assistant general counsel with responsibility for labor relations, human resources, and employment law matters. Mr. Bolio received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a J.D. from UCLA.

Ryan A. Neal joined Nautilus in May 2009 as Vice President, General Manager Retail, where he is responsible for leading the Retail business team. Mr. Neal has over 20 years of leadership experience in the sporting goods/home leisure industries, including senior vice president, sales for Aero Products International in Chicago, Illinois from 2007 to 2009. From 1998 to 2007, he held various executive and senior leadership positions with the W.C. Bradley Company; including serving as vice president of business development for Zebco division, and vice president, business unit manager for the Char-Broil Parts and Accessories division. Prior to that, Mr. Neal held various sales and marketing positions within Brunswick Corporations' Outdoor Recreation Group from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Neal earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Board of Directors

M. Carl Johnson, III was elected to our Board on July 1, 2010. Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee. In November, 2011, Mr. Johnson joined Del Monte Foods as executive vice president, brands, with direct operating responsibility for the company's two business units, Consumer Products and Pet Food Snacks. From 2001 until April 2011, Mr. Johnson served as senior vice president and chief strategy officer of the Campbell Soup Company, where he had direct responsibility for corporate strategy, research & development, quality, corporate marketing services, licensing, and e-business. Mr. Johnson joined Campbell from Kraft Foods, where he ran three successively larger business divisions. He joined Kraft in 1992 as vice president, strategy, for Kraft Foods, USA. In 1993, he became executive vice president of Kraft USA and general manager of Kraft's Specialty Products division. In 1995, he was made executive vice president of Kraft Foods, N.A. and general manager of the Meals division. In 1997, Mr. Johnson was named president of the $2.5 billion New Meals division when the former Meals and Enhancers divisions were consolidated and a member of the Kraft Foods N.A. operating committee. Mr. Johnson earned his B.A. degree in government and economics from Wesleyan University, and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Johnson serves as an advisory board member of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute, University of California, Davis. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Avedro, Inc., a privately held pioneer in vision correction technology. Mr. Johnson is a trustee of the Adelphic Educational Fund, Wesleyan University, which grants scholarships and supports educational, literary and artistic programs. He is also a member of the steering committee of the Kilts Center for Marketing at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, which provides scholarships to top marketing students and helps the school steer its marketing curriculum. He also serves on the dean's advisory board of the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University. Our Board has determined that Mr. Johnson has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus based on his consumer marketing expertise and strong background in corporate expansion strategy.

Ronald P. Badie joined our Board in August 2005. Mr. Badie is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Badie spent over 35 years with Deutsche Bank and its predecessor, Bankers Trust Company, retiring in 2002 as vice chairman of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown (now Deutsche Bank Securities), the firm's investment banking subsidiary. Mr. Badie currently serves as a director and audit committee member of Obagi Medical Products, Inc. and Amphenol Corporation. In addition, Mr. Badie is the chairman of the compensation committee for Obagi Medical Products. Mr. Badie is a graduate of Bucknell University and received an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. Our Board determined that Mr. Badie has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus based on his broad experience while serving as a director of several publicly-traded and privately-held companies. In addition, Mr. Badie spent many years as an investment banker and has extensive experience in structured finance and capital markets transactions.

Bruce M. Cazenave was appointed Chief Executive Officer and elected to our Board in May 2011. He assumed the role of Acting Principal Financial Officer in January 2012. From January 2010 until his appointment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cazenave served as managing director of Inflection Point Consulting, where he consulted with and served as an executive advisor to private equity firms in the U.S. and Europe. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Cazenave worked for Central Garden & Pet Company, serving as president of its Garden Décor Group. Central Garden & Pet Company is a marketer and producer of branded products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies markets. From January 2006 to August 2006, Mr. Cazenave served as a strategy consultant to Timex Corporation where he focused on supply chain, operational and organizational priorities for the watch manufacturer. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Cazenave served as president & CEO of Dorel Juvenile Group, a subsidiary of Dorel Industries, Inc. Dorel Juvenile Group is a marketer and manufacturer of juvenile products. Mr. Cazenave has also served in senior executive roles at Black & Decker U.S., Inc. and Timberland-Europe. The Board has concluded that Mr. Cazenave should continue serving as a director based on his over 20 years of senior executive leadership and extensive background running divisions of premier global consumer products companies focused on profitable growth.

Richard A. Horn was elected to our Board in December 2007. Mr. Horn is Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Horn has been a private investor since February 2002. Mr. Horn was general manager of the PetsHotel Division of PETsMART, Inc., a publicly-traded company, from April 2001 through February 2002. From January 1999 through March 2001, he was senior vice-president and general merchandise manager of PETsMART.com, Inc. and from July 1994 until December 1998, he was vice-president and general merchandise manager of PETsMART, Inc. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Horn was chief financial officer of Weisheimer Companies, Inc. Mr. Horn was a partner at Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1980 to 1992. Mr. Horn currently serves on the board of directors of Lucky Litter L.L.C., a privately-financed manufacturer and marketer of pet products. Mr. Horn currently serves as the Chairman of the finance committee of the board of trustees of The Saint Joseph's Hospital Foundation; as a trustee of the Scottsdale Artists' School; and on the board of directors of the Fiesta Bowl. Our Board has determined that Mr. Horn has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus. As a former retail merchandising and direct-marketing manager, former chief financial officer and a former partner at Coopers & Lybrand, Mr. Horn brings particular expertise to our Board in the areas of direct marketing sales, consumer product merchandising, and service industries, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting and auditing for complex multinational operations.

Anne G. Saunders was elected to our Board effective April 2, 2012. From March 2009 until January 2012, Ms. Saunders was executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Knowledge Universe, a privately-held early education company with over 1600 schools nationwide. From February 2008 until March 2009, Ms. Saunders' was senior vice president, consumer bank executive and, from May 2007 until February 2008, she was senior vice president, brand executive, for Bank of America Corporation, a publicly-traded company. Between 2001 and 2007, Ms. Saunders held a variety of positions with Starbucks Coffee Co., a publicly-traded company, including senior vice president, global brand, during that company's period of rapid domestic and international growth. Ms. Saunders has also held executive and senior management positions with eSociety, a B2B e-commerce company, AT&T Wireless, and Young & Rubicam. She received a BA from Northwestern University and a MBA from Fordham University. Additionally, Ms. Saunders previously served, from 2006 until 2007, as a director for Blue Nile, Inc., a publicly-traded company. Ms. Saunders' strong background in marketing, building brands, and understanding the consumer marketplace provides the Company with additional expertise with regards to its current and new product lines.

Marvin G. Siegert joined our Board in August 2005. Mr. Siegert is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Currently a private investor, Mr. Siegert was president and chief operating officer of The Pyle Group LLC, a private equity investment group, from 1996 until July 2007. Prior to The Pyle Group, Mr. Siegert spent 26 years with Rayovac Corporation, a manufacturer of batteries and lighting products, where he held various positions, with his most recent position as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Currently, Mr. Siegert serves as audit committee chairman on the board of directors of Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc., a privately-held student loan servicing company, and is a member of the board of directors of Hy Cite Corporation, a privately-held direct sales marketing company. Mr. Siegert graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater with a degree in accounting and holds a master's degree in management from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Our Board has determined that Mr. Siegert has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus. As a former president and chief operating officer of a private equity investment group and former chief financial officer of a privately-held global consumer products company, Mr. Siegert brings a particular expertise to our Board in the areas of consumer products, investor relations and financial strategies.