Mary Kay Inc., celebrating its 55th anniversary as a top beauty brand and direct seller in nearly 40 markets, announces the appointment of Deborah Gibbins to Chief Operating Officer at the company’s global headquarters in Addison, Texas.
In her new role as Chief Operating Officer, Gibbins will now assume responsibility for the Global Supply Chain and Research and Development organization including the new global Richard R. Rogers Manufacturing / R&D Center in Lewisville, Texas. In addition, she will continue to oversee the finance, public affairs and strategic planning divisions at Mary Kay Inc.
“This is an exciting time for Mary Kay as our company celebrates 55 years of inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs around the world,”
said Deborah Gibbins.
“As one of the top innovators in the direct selling and cosmetic industries, Mary Kay is a cosmetics powerhouse with more than 700 products in its global portfolio. As we continue to produce best-in-the-industry products and provide an unrivaled business opportunity for millions, I am honored to serve in a new capacity as Chief Operating Officer.”
Gibbins joined Mary Kay Inc. in 2013 as Chief Financial Officer following a long career of broad leadership experience. Prior to joining the iconic beauty brand, Gibbins spent 17 years at
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AdvoCare Goes International With Expansion To Canada
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AdvoCare International, L.P. has officially opened for business in Canada. The Plano, Texas-based health and wellness company launched its Canadian operations on September 5, bringing weight management and sports performance products and business opportunities to the Canadian market.
For over 25 years, AdvoCare Distributors have built champions across the United States with our incredible products and best-in-class business opportunity – now it’s time to open our doors to our northern neighbors,” said Patrick Wright, AdvoCare Senior Vice President of International Sales.
“We are proud to mark this key milestone in AdvoCare’s history and excited to engage with new customers and Independent Distributors in Canada.”
AdvoCare enters the Canadian market with seven products. The company has announced that Marcia Cota will serve as AdvoCare Canada General Manager. Cota is a 20-year direct sales veteran.
“Direct selling is big business in Canada, and AdvoCare is a fantastic addition to the landscape,” said Cota.
“Canada has a strong demand for high quality health and wellness products and a unique entrepreneurial spirit. AdvoCare Canada will allow Canadians to embrace the opportunity to improve their own health and wellness, help others achieve their fitness goals, and enjoy the personal and financial benefits that direct sales offers.”
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WorldVentures Appoints Enrico Garcia As Emerging Markets Manager For Southeast Asia
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WorldVentures, the leading direct seller of global travel and lifestyle club memberships, announced today the appointment of Enrico Garcia as Emerging Markets Manager for Southeast Asia (SEA).
Under Garcia’s leadership, WorldVentures will focus on the rapidly growing customer base in SEA and lead the company’s growth initiatives across the region. Garcia is a seasoned sales executive with extensive expertise in retail and direct sales.
His previous experience includes Country Manager for Herbalife Philippines International and Director of Operations for Avon Cosmetics Incorporated.
In those roles, Garcia strategized, developed and implemented new marketing initiatives, led product launches and expanded each company’s infrastructure to improve access to products. Garcia also has previous experience as Retail Operations Manager of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation responsible for retail initiatives in the market.
“We’re bringing in new leadership to ensure every touch-point of our business delivers personalized, region-specific service that our members and representatives expect from a world-class global organization,”
said Chief Executive Officer Josh Paine.
“Enrico’s expertise allows us to go into new markets in Southeast Asia with confidence, clarity and a commitment to excellence.”
Garcia has experience in corporate leadership and was a Director for the Direct Selling Association of the Philippines. He fully understands first-hand how to best serve
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Nerium International Announces Major Rank Advancements
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Global relationship marketing company Nerium International is thrilled to congratulate Nerium Brand Partners on major rank advancements in their career in the past two months.
This group of Brand Partners took major steps forward in building their independent business.
“Each of these Independent Brand Partners come from different backgrounds, but what they all have in common is a strong work ethic, a willingness to grow as a leader and a heart for helping others.
Each of them consistently embodies Nerium’s mission of Making People Better,”
said Nerium’s President Bo Short.
At the company’s first global conference in July, Nerium announced several new sales tools, programs, and products to help Brand Partners succeed.
“This year at Get Real, we launched the Nerium Edge program, a product sampling system, a new Success From Home magazine, and multiple sales incentives including the ability to earn a trip to the Bahamas. All of these tools were strategically built to equip our valued Brand Partners to succeed in each of their respective markets,”
said Short.
“Our recent global Get Real Conference was a huge success. We were able to celebrate the accomplishments of our Brand Partners from all over the world, as well as set the vision for where we are headed as
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LR Health CEO Thomas Stoffmehl Steps Down
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LR Health & Beauty Systems GmbH, Ahlen, one of Europe´s direct sales companies for health and beauty products, has appointed a new CEO.
With immediate effect Andreas Friesch is taking over from Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl who leaves the company by mutual agreement.
Dr. Stoffmehl who has consequently and successfully driven the strategic and operational reorientation of LR over the last years has decided not to prolong his engagement at LR.
Andreas Friesch’ professional experience roots in the European direct sales industry. He headed the Thermomix Division at Vorwerk Deutschland Stiftung & Co. KG from 2008 to 2018.
In this capacity, he was responsible for the German sales organization overseeing more than 16.000 sales partners. Due to his strong commitment Andreas Friesch played a major role in the international success of the Thermomix and made the German Thermomix business the most successful within the Vorwerk-group.
Currently, LR Health & Beauty is represented in 28 countries. Andreas Friesch will lift the considerable potential of the company by introducing new and innovative products which are sold by thousands of LR sales partners.
In future, the management team of the LR Group will comprise Andreas Friesch (CEO), Thomas Heursen (Global Partner Relations) and Dr. Andreas Laabs (CFO/COO).
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New Avon Appoints Lori Bush As Chairwoman
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New Avon LLC today announced that Lori Bush has been appointed Chairwoman of the company’s Board of Managers, effective immediately.She succeeds Jack Stahl, who has served as Chairman since June 2016. Mr. Stahl, former President and Chief Operating Officer of The Coca-Cola Company and Chief Executive Officer of Revlon, will continue to serve on the Cerberus Competitiveness Council.
“The Board of Managers and I look forward to working with Lori in this expanded capacity, and are confident that she will be a strong partner to Chief Executive Office Scott White in driving New Avon’s strategic growth agenda.
Lori shares our strong belief in New Avon’s potential, and brings the visionary leadership required for this next stage of the company’s journey,”
said Chan Galbato, Chief Executive Officer, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, and Member of New Avon Board of Managers.
“Lori is well respected throughout the direct selling industry as an innovator and forward-thinker, and New Avon will benefit greatly from her insights and guidance. Her experience driving a social commerce model will be invaluable to us as we accelerate our focus on delivering a modern, relevant experience for our Representatives.”
Ms. Bush is experienced in both the worlds of direct selling and consumer
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ARIIX Announces Promotion Of Brandon John To Executive VP Of Business Strategy
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ARIIX, an international opportunity company that promotes healthy, toxin-free living is pleased to announce the promotion of Brandon John from Vice President of Global Tax to Executive Vice President of Business Strategy.
Brandon joined the company in 2016 and not only facilitated the merge of ARIIX and NuCerity, but has also saved ARIIX millions of dollars through a complete tax restructure.
Brandon and his family will be joining newly promoted President of International Cameron Bott in relocating to Europe in September 2018, where a new office will be established. In his new position, Brandon will be responsible for further developing ARIIX’s global tax strategy along with international logistics and operations.
“We are honored that Brandon accepted this new position,”
says Jeff Yates, ARIIX Chief Financial Officer and Founder.
“What he has accomplished at ARIIX in such a short amount of time has been incredibly invaluable. Brandon has a uniquely qualified background that will ensure success in each and every goal we set before him. I speak on behalf of all the owners when I say that we have complete confidence in his capabilities.”
“I am ready for the challenges set before me,”
says Brandon. “I plan to continue building our merger and acquisition profile while working
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Nerium International Announces Top Executive Appointments
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Nerium International Founder and CEO Jeff Olson is honored to announce the appointment of direct sales industry veterans Brad Wayment as the company’s new President of Global Markets starting on August 24 and Mark Nicholls, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer.
Both Wayment and Nicholls will report to Nerium International Co-CEO Deborah K. Heisz.
“We are enthused about Brad’s role as President of Global Markets leading our global skincare and wellness company.
Brad has more than 15 years of executive leadership and consulting experience in the direct selling industry — an asset to our fast-growing relationship marketing company. With rapid growth, there is a need for his brand of proven industry expertise,”
said Heisz.
Wayment will lead in the role of overseeing global strategy and directing all Nerium’s international operations throughout North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Europe.
“I’m thrilled for the opportunity to join the Nerium family and lead the global markets through this next growth phase. It is an honor to work with such a talented management team and amazing field leadership,”
said Wayment.
Left: Mark Nicholls, Nerium International CFO. Right: Brad Wayment, Nerium International President of Global Markets
Wayment received his Master’s in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Brigham Young
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Plexus Worldwide Appoints Gene Tipps As Chief Operating Officer
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Plexus Worldwide (Plexus), a leading direct-selling health and wellness company focused on health and happiness, announced the addition of Gene Tipps as Chief Operations Officer (COO). Tipps leads the Operations, Manufacturing and Logistics Teams.
“Gene is a proven leader with exceptional experience leading global operations for network marketing companies around the world,”
said Christopher Pair Garza, Plexus’ President of Operations and International. “He is one of the industry’s top experts and we are pleased he chose to join Plexus as the company enters its second decade with a focus on domestic growth and expansion into new international markets.”
“I have spent more than 20-years building high performance teams in fast-growing environments in the United States, as well as Latin American, Europe and Asia-Pacific,” said Gene Tipps. “Plexus has a stellar reputation, and this is a fantastic opportunity to further develop a World Class International Supply Chain as we continue to bring Health and Happiness around the globe though our unique products and opportunity.”
“Gene not only brings a wealth of experience to the Plexus team, he is also an excellent fit within our One Plexus culture,”
said Plexus CEO Tarl Robinson.
“He’s hit the ground running and will continue to be a key leader for our expanding operations.”
Tipps’s 20-year career includes creating powerful teams and opening international markets
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ARIIX Appoints Cameron Bott As President of International
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ARIIX, an international opportunity company that promotes healthy, toxin-free living is pleased to announce the promotion of Cameron Bott from Vice President of Partner Support to President of International.
Cameron has been integral in the advancement of strategic goals at ARIIX since 2013, and in his new role, he will take the lead in greater integration amongst international markets.
Cameron, along with his family and one other executive manager, will be relocating to Europe in September 2018. Their goal will be to establish a new office location, which will not only support the expansive European growth by providing improved local operations and focused attention, but will also assist in establishing additional international markets.
“This is such an exciting time for ARIIX,”
says Cameron. “We have so many opportunities ahead of us as a company, and with the tremendous strength and enthusiasm of our field leaders, we will become a top company! The future is extremely prosperous for ARIIX and I feel fortunate to help lead the way.”
“We view Cameron as the perfect individual in implementing ARIIX’s international agenda,”
says Mark Wilson, ARIIX President and Founder.
“In the time that we have been lucky enough to have Cameron on our team, he has not only