Mannatech, Incorporated recently announced that the Board of Directors appointed James Clavijo as Chief Financial Officer of Mannatech Incorporated.
James Clavijo brings over 25 years of experience in executive, finance, and accounting activities. He has served as CFO for biotech, medical technology, and pharmaceutical companies, including Longeveron, Guided Therapeutics, Aeterna Zentaris, and Tri-source Pharma.
Mr. Clavijo has led and advised companies with strategic plans for pharmaceutical commercialization and manufacturing, has negotiated licensing and drug development agreements, and he has advised companies with complex restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, capital market transactions, and system implementations. Mr. Clavijo served as an Officer in the U.S. Army for 13 years in active and reserve duty.
He holds a BA in Chemistry (PreMed) from the University of Florida, a BA in Accounting from the University of Nebraska, and a master’s in accounting from Florida International University. Mr. Clavijo was licensed as a CPA in Florida from 2000-2011.
As previously announced, Landen Fredrick, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, has been serving as interim CFO for the Company since January 2024. Mr. Fredrick will relinquish the responsibilities to Mr. Clavijo as he focuses on oversight of the senior executive team and the team of general managers over our international markets, driving operational
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Velovita Appoints Industry Veteran Levi Angeles For Philippines GM
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As part of their global expansion effort for 2023 and beyond, Velovita is getting ready to enter the bustling Philippines market and has appointed industry veteran Levi Angeles as Country Manager.
The market will launch with all company’s products including the new wearable biohack tuün™ Resonate!
“We are beyond excited to announce that Velovita is a legal entity in the Philippines and is open for business,”
shared Country Manager Levi Angeles.
With the addition of the Philippines, Velovita will now offer products in more than 70 different countries around the globe.
The big announcement to begin operations in the southeast Asian country, famous for its surplus of stunning beaches and wild wonders, is fresh off the company’s recent team and services expansion and is expected to create even more exposure and sales in Asia for the influential company.
Velovita’s team is eager to see its growth to the Philippines flourish under yet another industry whiz.
Widely viewed as the most influential leaders and mentors, the alliance between CEO Kosta Gara and long-time colleague Levi Angeles is momentous. It has only been a couple of years since the company’s inception – and Velovita is now ready to prove itself as an anchor in the industry’s foreign
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ByDzyne Appoints Industry Legend Felma Ong as Philippines Country Manager
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Capitalizing on its global expansion efforts, ByDzyne is flexing its innovative muscles yet again by collaborating with industry icon and local expert Felma Ong to officially launch ByDzyne in the Philippines.
The enthusing announcement to begin operations in the southeast Asian country, renowned for its abundance of beautiful beaches and natural wonders, is fresh off of the company’s recent liftoff in Japan and is expected to produce even more positive exposure and prominent sales in Asia for the momentous company.
ByDzyne’s executive team is euphoric, eager to see its expansion to the Philippines thrive under yet another industry specialist.
“We are so excited to announce that the amazing opportunity of ByDzyne is in the Philippines and our team would like to thank everyone that has made this dream possible!
We would also like to extend an extra measure of gratitude to the wonderful Ms. Felma Ong, who is not only a living legend in this industry but was both instrumental in making this launch happen and a key component in our company’s direction moving forward.
We know we are in good hands with Felma, and cannot wait to see how she brings ByDzyne to the next level in Asia,”
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Lela Russo Named MONAT Vice President of Marketing
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MONAT® Global recently announced it has named direct selling industry veteran Lela Russo as vice president of Marketing.
“Lela will play a vital role in supporting our ambitious growth,” said President Stuart MacMillan. “Her experience in our industry will provide valuable insight to support our fast-growing line of products, which will ultimately aid in MONAT’s strategy for continued advancement and success. I’m pleased to welcome Lela to our team.”
In her new role, Russo will create, communicate and deliver value-offerings for MONAT Market Partners, VIP customers and retail customers. She is also be responsible for expanding global brand awareness.
“As I embark on my journey with MONAT, I look forward to witnessing—and being part of—the company’s continued innovation and growth,” said Russo. “I am pleased to join the MONAT family.”
Russo will office at MONAT’s corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida.
About MONAT Global
MONAT Global is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcora Corp., whose holdings include LEUDINE Global, an established Direct Selling company specializing in premium beauty and wellness products throughout the US and Latin America and B&R Products, their research, development and manufacturing Laboratory subsidiary.
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Avon Appoints James Thompson as Chief Beauty and Brand Officer
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Avon Products Inc, recently appoints James Thompson as Chief Beauty and Brand Officer. Thompson joins Avon following a 24-year career at Diageo PLC, most recently serving as chief marketing and innovation officer for Diageo North America.
At Avon, he will focus on leveraging the strength of Avon’s beauty marketing and innovation to create more agile category teams that will be structured to work much more closely with Avon’s markets. He will also spearhead the rejuvenation of Avon’s brand. He will report to COO Jonathan Myers.
“Chief Beauty & Brand Officer is a strategically vital role at Avon, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have an executive of James’ caliber join us,” said Myers.
“He has a well-established track record of turning around large and small brands throughout the world at both luxury and mainstream price points. We are confident that James’ breadth of experience, in-depth digital capabilities and new product marketing and innovation expertise will further deepen Avon’s connection with its consumers and representatives.”
With Thompson’s appointment, Alex Long, Avon’s current global vice president, Global Brand Marketing, will transition to global vice president, Global Commercial Marketing to drive marketing execution, brochure excellence and revenue growth management across the organization.
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Nature’s Sunshine Appoints Terrence Moorehead As Chief Executive Officer
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Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: NATR), recently announced that Terrence Moorehead has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective October 1, 2018.
With over 20 years of experience developing consumer strategies, strengthening processes, and driving profitability across multiple channels, Mr. Moorehead brings leadership, passion and focus to Nature’s Sunshine. His in-depth experience leading complex transformations, revitalizing brands, and building high-performance teams is fully in line with the company’s future plans.
“We are excited to have someone of Terrence’s caliber lead Nature’s Sunshine into the future,” said J. Christopher Teets, board member, Chairman of the Governance Committee and a member of the executive search committee.”
“He brings a rich combination of leadership, experience, and energy that will breathe new life into the business. His extensive international experience, strong strategic and operational background, and practical hands-on experience building positive relationships will be valuable assets as we reposition the company for the future. Employees and distributors will find his dynamic and high energy leadership style engaging and contagious.”
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Avon Appoints Marco Brandolini New General Manager to Drive Growth
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Avon Products Inc., (NYSE: AVP), a global leader in direct selling of beauty, recently announced that Marco Brandolini has been appointed VP and General Manager, Italy and the Mediterranean, (IMED), effective 1st September 2018.
Marco Brandolini is an accomplished leader with significant General Management experience in the direct selling industry. During his 13 years at Herbalife Nutrition, where he most recently served as EMEA VP of Sales & Marketing, Member Services and Technology, he has proven a track record of turning around sales performance and delivering growth (accelerating to 7.5% year on year in Q1 2018), through multi-channels, while increasing distributor retention through strong customer service.
He was responsible for designing the regional marketing and strategy planning and maintaining relationships with key distributors. Mr. Brandolini successfully led Herbalife’s key premium products and marketing tools launch, leveraging consumer and market research and activated the company’s distributors’ technology platform, all of which contributed to a more profitable business and a wider adoption of Herbalife products
“We are pleased to welcome Marco to the leadership team at Avon,” said Miguel Fernandez, Global President. “Marco is a seasoned strategic, result-driven leader with a history of building high-performing direct selling businesses in Europe. Under his new leadership we look
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Nerium International Announces Bo Short As Chief Sales Officer
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Nerium International is honored to announce that direct selling industry expert Bo Short is the company’s new Chief Sales Officer. Bo will lead in the role of overseeing U.S. and global sales teams, managing and directing all Nerium International sales forces in markets throughout North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Europe.
Since the company’s August 2011 launch in the U.S., Nerium International has developed a breakthrough line of exclusive age-fighting skincare and wellness products that are science-based and produce real results to look, feel, and live better.
The fast-growing company has broken sales records while building consumer fans around the world and is currently operating in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, and Singapore. Nerium International provides multi-lingual customer service, a robust suite of marketing and training materials, a global enrollment system, and a technologically advanced system to support the success of its Independent Brand Partners.
“We are enthused about Bo’s role as Chief Sales Officer with our dynamic direct selling company as he becomes part of our global movement to make people better by offering innovative skincare and wellness solutions, and an incomparable business opportunity. Bo has decades of proven leadership experience with direct
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Young Living Appoints Mike Green As SVP Of Information Technology
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Lehi, Utah-based Young Living Essential Oils, a leader in essential oils, recently announced it has hired Mike Green as senior vice president of information technology. He joins Young Living’s global leadership team and will immediately begin developing IT solutions for the company.
“Mike has 16 years of information technology leadership experience creating positive change for direct selling organizations in the wellness space,” said Jared Turner, Young Living CEO.
“Mike has an impressive vision and plan to lead our IT unit through the immediate development of new processes that will help Young Living ensure a seamless user experience on our website, and both our member-facing and back-end systems.”
Green most recently served as chief information officer for another direct seller, where he rebuilt e-commerce and virtual office systems to support the company’s growth. He has also held vice president-level positions at two other direct sellers, where he oversaw each company’s transition from legacy information technology to modern and robust systems.
“I’m excited to immediately begin work as part of Young Living’s global leadership team,” said Green. “Young Living’s tremendous growth requires dynamic IT systems that work for its distributors and members. I’m committed to immediately leading the team to deliver for Young Living.”
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Oriflame Appoints Naveen Anand As Senior Director Regional Marketing
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Leading Swedish direct selling beauty brand Oriflame on Thursday appointed Naveen Anand as the Senior Director Regional Marketing South Asia.
In his new role, Naveen will spearhead the operations in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and will be responsible for accelerating growth and enhancing the brand equity for the Oriflame business.
The marketing veteran with two decades of experience in the direct selling business was instrumental in building Amway India’s business. Naveen has helmed key positions in Amway, and brings with him a treasure trove of valuable insights and experiences.
In his previous role as the Global Marketing Director for Brand Nutrilite, he has worked very closely with various markets such as China, Korea, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia and markets in Europe.
Naveen has been highly successful in rolling out mass media campaigns for various brands at Amway. During his tenure, Naveen has significantly contributed towards strengthening of global marketing brands both in Amway India as well as across the globe.
“We are delighted to welcome Naveen on board and, will be looking forward to leveraging his extensive knowledge to drive more engagement and give vision and direction to Oriflame’s business for its next level of growth in the region.
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