WW’s Ousted CEO Gets $37,500 Stipend for Executive Coaching (1)

While WW International Inc. has dismissed Sima Sistani from her role as chief executive officer, she leaves the struggling diet company with a valuable perk: up to $37,500 worth of executive coaching through the end of the year.

Executive coaching and outplacement services are becoming increasingly common in exit packages, according to Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

Exit packages vary in cost depending on the role, but the amount WW offered Sistani is “well within the range of typical packages,” Challenger said in an email.

Sistani’s exit package also covers $50,000 of her legal fees and a month’s pay at her current ...