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Mary Kay Inc. Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Lewisville Texas

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Mary Kay Inc. recently opened the doors to its new U.S.-based global manufacturing and research and development facility located in Lewisville, Texas.
To support future growth for made-in-America products, the Richard R. Rogers (R3) Manufacturing Facility —named in honor of company co-founder, executive chairman and son of Mary Kay Ash—will support the global cosmetic company’s needs in producing skin care products, color cosmetics and fragrances for millions of Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants in nearly 40 countries.
Following an exhaustive search of potential locations throughout North Texas, Mary Kay Inc. broke ground on R3 on September 13, 2016, exactly 53 years to the day after Mary Kay Ash launched her dream company from a small Dallas storefront.
With more than a $100 million investment, the 453,000-square-foot building features state-of-the-art R&D laboratories and cutting-edge manufacturing technology. It will function as a zero waste to landfill facility.
“The opening of the Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing Facility marks an exciting milestone in our company’s 55-year history,” said David Holl, president and chief executive officer for Mary Kay Inc.
“Approximately 75 percent of our current business is overseas, and more than 50 percent of Mary Kay products produced at our U.S. manufacturing facility are exported to our international markets. As an innovation

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Modere Announces Craig J. Colyar As New General Manager of North America

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Modere recently today announced Craig J. Colyar as the company’s new General Manager of North America. Colyar replaces Justin Serra, who was appointed to Senior VP of Global Sales & Marketing in April of this year.
“We are delighted to welcome Craig to Modere. After an extensive review of top-level candidates for our North American GM over these past few months, we are confident we have selected an outstanding individual for this important position.”
“Craig brings 18 valuable years of experience in sales and operations to this leadership role. He has served 14 of those years in high-level management roles, overseeing regional and global sales and operations for several top-performing and fast-growing companies,” said Asma Ishaq, Chief Executive Officer of Modere.
“Our North American market continues to accelerate, and Craig is exactly the right person to manage and enhance its continuing growth.” The US and Canadian markets that Colyar will be leading currently boast a combined 24.6% growth, measured quarter over quarter.
In 2000, Colyar began his career working in regional operations and sales for Tahitian Noni International, Morinda, Inc. in Mexico City. From there, he advanced to Managing Director of Global Sales for the company in 2007, where he developed and supervised the rollout of domestic and international sales

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Forever Living Products Invests AED $7.5 Million In UAE As Part of Middle East Expansion Plan

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Forever Living Products International, the largest grower, manufacturer and distributor of Aloe Vera products in the world, continues to infuse large capital investments into the Middle East as part of its expansion bid to secure a stronger and more solid market foothold in the regional nutraceuticals sector.
In line with its aggressive expansion approach, the company injected AED 7.5 million in the UAE this year alone to build its new product centers after making the country the main headquarters of its key regional operations.
The UAE and other major markets in the Middle East have been providing Forever Living with exponential growth opportunities. During the first half of 2018, the company witnessed substantial revenue increase from its operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman.
The jump was posted after the company’s Global Rally event in the country attended by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. In 2017, Forever Living experienced a whopping 109 per cent sales growth in KSA, followed by Kuwait (57 percent); Jordan (50 percent); UAE (49 percent); and Oman (42 percent).
Furthermore, Middle Eastern states led by the UAE ranked 8th in terms of global financial performance among 160 countries where

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