Sharon Fordham is an American Broadway

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, and

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Overview

Sharon is a producer of Jill Santoriello's

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adaptation of '

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' opening for preview on August 19, 2008 at the

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in New York. In addition to her work as a Broadway producer, Sharon is an angel investor and Principal of The Fordham Group, an early investment company focusing on investments in the technology area. Previously, she was CEO and board member of WeightWatchers.com, Inc., Recently, WeightWatchers.com was bought by the licensor, Weight Watchers International. Prior to her time as CEO of WeightWatchers.com, Sharon held several executive positions at

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, including President of Global e-Business, President of the LifeSavers Company (Nabisco subsidiary) and Senior Vice President of marketing for Nabisco's flagship division, the Nabisco Biscuit Company. While at Nabisco, Sharon pioneered the emerging advertising genre of "

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", with the launch of Nabisco's gaming web sites, Candystand.com and Nabiscoworld.com.

Production credits

Education

Sharon earned a bachelor's degree from Douglass College at

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and an MBA from the

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at the

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References

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