Monthly Archives: August 2015

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LR Health And Beauty Appoints New CEO

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German Direct Sales Company LR Group has appointed Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl as CEO of LR Health and Beauty effective September 2015. Dr. Stoffmehl, 44 is the former CEO of bofrost*, Europe’s largest direct seller of frozen food and ice creams.
The advisory board of LR Health & Beauty Systems GmbH (LR), one of the leading suppliers of premium health and beauty products in direct sales has introduced an ambitious, international growth strategy two years ago. This includes application of the LR promise “More quality for your life” along the subjects of brand development, innovation leadership, increased standardisation of the business model, digitalisation as well as strengthening the company’s global presence. 
Against the background of the ambitious strategic and operational challenges, the Advisory Board of LR Group decided to further reinforce the Management Board with the  appointment

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Annique CEO Appointed South Africa DSA Chairman

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Ernest du Toit, CEO of South African direct selling company, Annique Health and Beauty, was appointed chairman of the Direct Selling Association of South Africa at a recent directors meeting in Johannesburg on 21 July 2015.  He will replace out-going chairman, Richard Clarke, who has decided to focus on a new business venture, effective from 1 August 2015. 
Ernest’s career has seen him develop his skills in marketing, sales, strategy development and general management, over more than 20 years. During this time he worked with the packaging giant, Tetrapak, and at South African Breweries head office, after which he acquired and ran his own advertising agency. In 2007 Ernest assumed management of and ultimately acquired Annique Health and Beauty, which has shown exponential growth over the past eight years. Ernest became a Director

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Italian Direct Selling Industry Q1 Turnover 130 Million Euros

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AVEDISCO, the Italian Direct Selling Association has started 2015 with a very positive trend. With a turnover of 130 million euro in the first quarter and an overall increase of 17.83%, member companies of AVEDISCO began the year with a significant increase in turnover compared to the same period in 2014.
The data released by the center of studies and statistics at AVEDISCO, attests to the positive trend in the first quarter 2015, with the Food and Nutrition sector leading the growth with a turnover of 93.3 million euro, an increase of 21.95% over the same period last year.
The cosmetics and fashion accessories sector had a turnover of 11.3 million euros while the home and durable goods sector had a turnover of 10.7 million euros. The textile and services sector experienced significant growth at 20.89% and 18.8% increase respectively.
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