Plexus Worldwide, a leading direct-selling health and wellness company focused on health and happiness, announced the addition Gareth Hooper as Chief Information Officer.
Hooper will be responsible for leveraging new technology to drive organizational growth, improve both front-end and back-end website performance, develop scalable solutions for customer and Ambassador needs, and orchestrate transformative business strategies through data-driven decisions.
“Gareth Hooper is an accomplished, results-oriented IT Management Executive with more than 20-years of achievement and we are thrilled to have him on our team,”
said Plexus Worldwide CEO Tarl Robinson.
“He is a champion of innovation who brings a wealth of experience developing technology solutions, building high performance teams and driving growth. Hooper will be instrumental in creating and delivering mission critical IT projects to handle Plexus explosive growth and international expansion. “
“I am excited to join the Plexus leadership team during this exciting time of growth,”
said Gareth Hooper. “I saw early on as a child growing up in a small town outside London how direct selling can help families like mine make ends meet through hard work and a positive attitude. I am eager to contribute my technical expertise as we develop new products and grow the organization.”
Hooper has more than 20-years
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LifeVantage Welcomes Taylor Worre As Director Of New Leader Experience
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LifeVantage Corporation (Nasdaq:LFVN) today announced that it has recently welcomed Taylor Worre to serve as director of new leader experience.
“We are pleased to have someone with Taylor’s experience in the industry work with us in this capacity, and we expect great things from him moving forward,” said LifeVantage CEO Darren Jensen.
“This increased focus on the distributor experience is something we anticipate being a real value-add to our culture and retention efforts as a company.”
Worre has a successful pedigree in the network marketing industry. Most recently, he has worked as international director of communications in the industry, in which capacity he, among other things, built and maintained relationships with global field leadership.
Prior to that, he worked as vice president of sales for OneSource Promotions. He has also worked as account executive at Cache Media Works Production where he worked with some of the top earners in the industry, helping build their personal brands and tell their stories through video.
Worre broke into the industry at an early age as a distributor and has worked in the industry, in one capacity or another, ever since.
“I’ve spent my entire adult life trying to provide value to this incredible industry I’ve been raised in,”
Worre said.
“I’ve
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Stone Point Capital To Acquire LegalShield
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LegalShield, the #1 subscription-based provider of legal plans and a leading provider of identity theft solutions, announced today that funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in LegalShield from funds controlled by MidOcean Partners (“MidOcean”).
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. LegalShield’s management will be co-investing alongside Stone Point and MidOcean, which is retaining a minority stake in the business. The current management team, business model and employee base are not expected to change with this investment. The Company’s headquarters will remain in Ada, Oklahoma.
LegalShield’s mission since its founding in 1972 is to provide access to affordable legal coverage for all members – no matter how traumatic or trivial the situation. LegalShield offers subscription-based plans for legal and identity theft services and has grown to become the #1 subscription-based provider of legal plans to families and small businesses across the U.S. and Canada.
The Company has a network of dedicated law firms in all 50 states and four Canadian provinces, with more than 39 provider law firms providing legal protection to over
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Tupperware CEO Rick Goings Steps Down
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Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP), executing on its planned succession process, announced today that its Board of Directors elected Patricia (Tricia) A. Stitzel to the position of President & Chief Executive Officer and nominated her for election to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective May 9, 2018. E.V.
(Rick) Goings will serve as Executive Chairman and focus on the successful transition and leadership of the Company’s purpose-centered initiatives.
Stitzel has served as the Company’s President & Chief Operating Officer since October 2016. Prior to this role, she served as Group President, Americas, and in leadership positions of increasing responsibility in Europe and the United Statessince joining the Company in 1997.
Goings has led the Company since 1992 and has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1997.
Commenting on her new role, Stitzel said, “I am grateful to the Board of Directors for its trust and confidence, and I am excited to lead this great Company into the future, supporting our important global purpose and executing on our strategic growth initiatives.
With our high-quality and innovative products, dedicated sales force of over 3 million people and experienced global leadership team, we are poised to build upon our strong foundation in capitalizing on new
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Youngevity Completes Acquisition Of Nature Direct
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Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI), a leading omni-direct lifestyle company, today announced the acquisition of Nature Direct, a manufacturer and distributor of essential-oil based nontoxic cleaning and care products for personal, home and professional use.
Nature Direct was formed in Australia in 2007 to create eco-friendly, effective and affordable home cleaning products using essential-oils. Since then the company has grown its product lines to include personal care and professional use nontoxic disinfectant products.
Until now, Nature Direct’s sales force has been located in and focused on the Australian market. As part of Youngevity International their products will now be made available throughout Youngevity’s social selling program that operates in seven (7) countries including New Zealand, Mexico, Columbia and the United States.
“Youngevity has been searching for a green alternative line of cleaning products that would be synergistic with our philosophy of offering products that are supportive of a healthy lifestyle for some time.
Nature Direct’s products embody those attributes we were seeking and are a welcome addition to our Youngevity family of products,”
stated Dave Briskie, President and CFO of Youngevity International.
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Top Leader Ben Sturtevant Named VP Marketing Of Bliss Business
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Ben Sturtevant, Top Leader and Network Marketing Ambassador explains as follows:
“Before I spill the beans, let me provide a little context…
I started my network marketing journey in 1997 at the age of 19. When I began I never expected to have the success I’ve had. It has been an amazing journey.
I built a team of 40,000 distributors over the last 11 years (really from 2006 to 2014) online.
I used technology, not to replace me but to make me more efficient. I didn’t have a big warm market. I wasn’t the life of the party type of personality. But I was an entrepreneur. So by accident, I taught myself how to market online.
Over the last 11 years I’ve been with one company. I’ve been fortunate to have been very successful with them.
Unfortunately, our company was sold in 2014 and our new parent company just didn’t have a passion for MLM.
Changes were made and the short story of it is that my passion for building was lost.
Being the loyal person I am, I stuck it out and tried the make the best of it. But obviously, once your passion is gone it’s very hard to get it back.
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Empower Network – David Wood Joins WorldVentures
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According to an email send to Empower Network members:
“We’re WorldVentures and we’ve got a special invitation for our Empower Network friends.
David Wood is helping to share the WorldVentures opportunity with hundreds of thousands of people from Empower, so we’ve created an exclusive offer for you and your team to join our company.
And best of all, if your team chooses to sign up with you, they will still be intact with your WorldVentures downline. Take advantage of this special offer!
You’ve spent years enhancing talent, coaching newcomers and giving your heart and soul to a team that thrives under your guidance. You’ve spent time and money perfecting your skills and abilities, so now what do you do?
If you’re like David Wood, the answer is simple: Join us.
David Wood said:
“You know what I can do when I’m working with the right team, with the right company, with the right products, at the right time.
And you know what Vick Strizheus can do. I want you to imagine what’s possible for you and your family now that we’ve decided to align ourselves with what I believe is the BEST network marketing company in the world, WorldVentures.”
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Avon Products Appoints Jan Zijderveld As CEO
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Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP), today announced that Jan Zijderveld has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
He succeeds Sheri McCoy, who previously announced her intention to retire from the Company and Board. Jan will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
Jan joins Avon from Unilever N.V./PLC (“Unilever”), a global leader in personal care, home and food products, where he has had a 30-year career, living and working in seven countries across three continents. He most recently served as a member of Unilever’s Executive Committee, and as President of Unilever’s $14 billion European business.
As President of Europe, Jan was responsible for Unilever’s largest operating business, encompassing 34 countries and 25,000 employees. Under Jan’s leadership, the European business stabilized and returned to growth and improved profitability following several years of decline and during significantly challenging market conditions.
He previously served as Executive Vice President in South East Asia and Australasia, where he drove substantial organic growth through a significant step-up in innovation, market development and in-store execution. During this time Jan was also Non-Executive Chairman of Unilever’s listed Indonesian business, with a market capitalisation in excess of $20 billion.
Prior to that, as CEO of Unilever, Middle East and North Africa, Jan successfully led a complex business, in a volatile region, which included many joint
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LegalShield Membership Reaches A New Record High
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LegalShield, one of North America’s leading providers of affordable legal plans and the IDShield identity theft solution for individuals, families and small businesses, announced today that it has grown its membership base to exceed 1,751,000 members, adding over 52,000 new memberships in January 2018.
In January, LegalShield continued its pace of adding new memberships to the base and achieved a 14th straight month of record high active members.
In addition to the record high in memberships, the company’s Business Solutions division continued its record setting December into January. It surpassed its projected monthly budget by more than 8,800 units with outstanding execution of annual enrollments for LegalShield and IDShield.
“While 2017 results broke many records and the company reached historical highs, our dedication to excellence keeps us looking forward,”
said CEO Jeff Bell.
“Our January results are proof positive that we must continue with more determination than ever to provide equal access to the liberty, opportunity, equality and justice that every human deserves. We are truly just getting started.”
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A pioneer in the democratization of affordable access to legal protection, LegalShield is one of North America’s leading providers of legal safeguards and protection against identity theft solutions for individuals, families and small businesses.
The 45-year-old company
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Groupe Rocher Acquires Arbonne
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Arbonne International LLC in Irvine, California (USA) and a sister company, Nature’s Gate, will be bought by Groupe Rocher on undisclosed terms.
Arbonne is a direct seller of beauty, skincare, and nutritional products while Nature’s Gate is a personal care brand sold in retail stores. The holding company is Natural Products Group; ownership includes private equity firm Eos Partners LP in New York.
The deal expands the Paris-based buyer’s direct-selling—doubling its direct-selling consultants to about 475,000, news reports said—and its reach in English-speaking markets.
A trade journal said 80% of Rocher’s $2.5 billion in annual sales come from France and Europe, about 15% from the Middle East, South America and Asia, and 5% from North America.
“This acquisition will be a real asset that will enable us to strengthen our positioning in the direct selling channel, which has seen an upturn over the past few years.
We also have a heritage of providing employment opportunities —dating back to my grandfather, our founder, Yves Rocher, who cared deeply about providing employment since he started his business.
This, combined with our direct selling know-how, should foster company growth and longevity,”
said Bris Rocher, CEO of Groupe Rocher.
Kay Zanotti, CEO of Arbonne, added,
“We share with Groupe Rocher