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Corporate Officers

Edward J. Bramson, 59, Chairman, was elected to our Board of Directors, in December 2007, and became our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") on March 26, 2008. In addition to his duties as our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Bramson serves as the managing member of Sherborne Investors GP, LLC ("Sherborne Investors GP") and Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC ("Sherborne Management GP") and, as such, manages the investment activities of certain funds controlled by Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP. Mr. Bramson has held these positions since May of 2006. From December 2006 to September 2008, Mr. Bramson served as Executive Chairman of Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent"), a global communications technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange (the "LSE"). From September 2008 until March 2010, he served as non-executive chairman of Spirent, and is currently a non-executive director of the company. Investment vehicles managed by affiliates of Mr. Bramson owned approximately 20% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Spirent until 2009. Previously, Mr. Bramson served as Chairman and a Director of (i) Ampex Corporation ("Ampex"), a manufacturer of specialized data recording devices and a licensor of proprietary digital video technologies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market from 1992 until February 2007. Ampex Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2008, from which it emerged in September 2008; (ii) Elementis plc, a global specialty chemicals company listed on the LSE, from June 2005 to September 2006 and (iii) 4imprint Group PLC, a U.K. promotional products company listed on the LSE, from October 2003 to July 2004. Investment vehicles managed by affiliates of Mr. Bramson effected operational turnarounds with respect to, and invested in, Elementis and 4imprint. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Bramson has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. He has extensive experience as an executive and thus provides valuable insight to the Board of Directors on the day-to-day operations of the company. As a representative of Sherborne Investors, our largest stockholder, Mr. Bramson is positioned to inform the Board on governance questions from a stockholder perspective.

Wayne M. Bolio was promoted to Senior Vice President, Law in January of 2006 and 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 Senior Vice President, Law and General Counsel in May 2004. 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.

Kenneth L. Fish was appointed Chief Financial Officer in November 2008, having previously served as Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President/General Manager Commercial Business since April 2008. Mr. Fish joined Nautilus in 2005, initially serving as Vice President, Financial Analysis; then Vice President and Corporate Controller; Vice President, Global Finance; and, in December 2007, was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President/General Manager Strength Business. He brings more than 25 years of senior level finance and operations experience, including Vice President, Finance for Vestas Wind Systems from 2003 to 2005, a manufacturer of equipment for the production of wind generated electricity, and various financial positions including Asia-Pacific Finance Director for NACCO Materials Handling Group from 1977 to 2002. Mr. Fish has a business administration degree from Oregon State University, and was certified as a management accountant.

Caroline J. Howe was appointed as Vice President, Marketing in January 2009, where she is responsible for marketing activities for the consumer business including both direct and retail channels. Ms. Howe joined Nautilus in December 2007 as General Manager, Senior Vice President Cardio. Ms. Howe brings more than 20 years of brand and business management experience. From 2006 to 2007, Ms. Howe worked for American Sporting Goods Corporation where she led the reinvention of Ryka, a twenty year old women's footwear and apparel brand. From 2004 to 2006, she was Global Brand Director of Sports Drinks for the Coca Cola Company. Prior to that, Ms. Howe served as General Manager of Memories for Hallmark Cards, Inc., and served over 10 years at Nike, Inc. including as Global Brand Director for Women's Fitness. She has an economics degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California.

Deborah Marsh joined Nautilus in March 2007 as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, where she is responsible for talent management, human resources systems, compensation and benefits. Marsh brings 20 years of human resources experience to Nautilus from high tech, forest products, manufacturing and the public sector. Previously, she was the top Human Resources Executive for TriQuint Semiconductor and senior consultant for Arthur Andersen Human Capital Services and KPMG Compensation and Benefits practice. She serves as faculty for WorldatWork and was on the University of Washington faculty. Marsh is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, Certified Compensation Professional and Certified Benefits Professional. She has a Masters in Community/Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University.

William B. McMahon was appointed to Senior Vice President Consumer Business in November 2009. In this role he is responsible for leading the marketing, sales, and operations teams for the consumer business. He joined Nautilus in October 2005 and has held a number of leadership roles, most recently Vice President and General Manager for 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 US 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 US Naval Nuclear Engineering program

Ryan A. Neal joined Nautilus in May 2009 as Vice President, General Manager Retail, where he is responsible for leading the retail sales team. Mr. Neal has over 20 years of leadership experience in the sporting goods/home leisure industries, most recently as the Senior Vice President, Sales for Aero Products International in Chicago, Illinois from 2007 to 2009. From 1993 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. Mr. Neal has his undergraduate degree from Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Board of Directors

Edward J. Bramson, 59, Chairman, was elected to our Board of Directors, in December 2007, and became our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") on March 26, 2008. In addition to his duties as our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Bramson serves as the managing member of Sherborne Investors GP, LLC ("Sherborne Investors GP") and Sherborne Investors Management GP, LLC ("Sherborne Management GP") and, as such, manages the investment activities of certain funds controlled by Sherborne Investors GP and Sherborne Management GP. Mr. Bramson has held these positions since May of 2006. From December 2006 to September 2008, Mr. Bramson served as Executive Chairman of Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent"), a global communications technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange (the "LSE"). From September 2008 until March 2010, he served as non-executive chairman of Spirent, and is currently a non-executive director of the company. Investment vehicles managed by affiliates of Mr. Bramson owned approximately 20% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Spirent until 2009. Previously, Mr. Bramson served as Chairman and a Director of (i) Ampex Corporation ("Ampex"), a manufacturer of specialized data recording devices and a licensor of proprietary digital video technologies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market from 1992 until February 2007. Ampex Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2008, from which it emerged in September 2008; (ii) Elementis plc, a global specialty chemicals company listed on the LSE, from June 2005 to September 2006 and (iii) 4imprint Group PLC, a U.K. promotional products company listed on the LSE, from October 2003 to July 2004. Investment vehicles managed by affiliates of Mr. Bramson effected operational turnarounds with respect to, and invested in, Elementis and 4imprint. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Bramson has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. He has extensive experience as an executive and thus provides valuable insight to the Board of Directors on the day-to-day operations of the company. As a representative of Sherborne Investors, our largest stockholder, Mr. Bramson is positioned to inform the Board on governance questions from a stockholder perspective.

Ronald P. Badie, 67, joined our Board of Directors in August 2005. Mr. Badie is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance 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., Amphenol Corporation, and Merisel, Inc. 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. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Badie has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. Mr. Badie has had 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.

Richard A. Horn, 62, was elected to our Board of Directors in December 2007. Mr. Horn is Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and is also 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 currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lucky Litter L.L.C., a privately-financed manufacturer and marketer of pet products, and as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Saint Joseph's Hospital Foundation, and as a Trustee and Treasurer of Scottsdale Artists' School. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Horn has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. 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 the Board of Directors in the areas of sales, merchandising, consumer products and service industries, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting and auditing for complex multinational operations.

M. Carl Johnson, III, 62, was elected to our Board of Directors on July 1, 2010. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Compensation Committee. Since 2001, Mr. Johnson has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Campbell Soup Company, where he has 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, 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. 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. 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. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Johnson has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc., based on his consumer marketing expertise and strong background in corporate expansion strategy.

Craig L. McKibben, 60, was appointed to our Board of Directors on December 18, 2009, effective December 31, 2009. Mr. McKibben has, since 2002, been a Managing Director, Partner and the Chief Financial Officer of Sherborne Investors LP, Sherborne Investors Management LP and certain of their affiliates ("Sherborne"). Mr. McKibben served as Chief Financial Officer of Ampex Corporation from 1992 until September 2008. Mr. McKibben also served on the Board of Directors of Ampex from 1992 until September 2008. Ampex formerly was a publicly-traded company. Ampex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2008, from which it emerged in September 2008, at which time Mr. McKibben resigned from his positions with the company. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. McKibben has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. As acting managing director, partner and chief financial officer of Sherborne and a former chief financial officer of a publicly-traded company, Mr. McKibben brings particular expertise to the Board of Directors in the areas of corporate finance and investor relations and is able to provide a stockholder perspective as a representative of Sherborne.

Marvin G. Siegert, 61, joined our Board of Directors in August 2005. Mr. Siegert is Chairman of the Audit 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. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Siegert has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. As a former president and chief operating officer of a private equity investment group and former chief financial officer of a publicly-traded global consumer products company, Mr. Siegert brings a particular expertise to the Board of Directors in the areas of consumer products, investor relations and financial strategies.

Michael A. Stein, 60, was elected to our Board in December 2007. Mr. Stein is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. From 2001 until its acquisition by Eli Lilly in 2007, Mr. Stein served as Chief Financial Officer of ICOS Corporation, a biotechnology company based in Bothell, Washington. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Stein was Chief Financial Officer of Nordstrom, Inc. From 1989 to 1998, Mr. Stein served in various capacities with Marriott International, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Stein serves on the Board of Directors of Apartment Investment and Management Company, a publicly-held company, and the Board of Directors of Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit health system operating hospitals and other health care facilities across Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and received his B.S. in business administration from the University of Maryland at College Park. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Stein has the requisite experience and expertise to be a director of Nautilus, Inc. As the former chief financial officer of three companies, including two NYSE-listed companies, and a former partner at Arthur Andersen, Mr. Stein brings particular expertise to the Board of Directors in the areas of corporate finance, the consumer products and services industries, and investor relations, reporting, accounting and auditing for complex, multinational operations.