November 01, 2023

Claire V. Groen, Herbalife

Herbalife has named Claire V. Groen as chief human resource officer. Groen has almost 28 years of experience in consumer goods and professional services and was previously a senior advisor with the Boston Consulting Group. Prior to that, she worked at Amway for more than 15 years, most recently as chief people officer. 

Susan Brown, Herbalife

Susan Brown has joined Herbalife as vice president, head of global corporate communications. Brown has over 20 years of strategic, corporate and crisis communications experience. She was previously head of global corporate communications for Tyson Foods and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC).

Tracy Tan, Primerica 

Primerica Inc. has appointed Tracy Tan as executive vice president, finance. Tan will become chief financial officer once the current CFO relinquishes that title, no later than April 1, 2024. Tan has spent more than 20 years in finance leadership. She comes to Primerica from Strategic Link Consulting, where she was CFO. 

Laurie Ann Goldman, Tupperware

Tupperware Brands Corp. has appointed Laurie Ann Goldman as president and CEO as well as a director of Tupperware’s board of directors. Goldman replaces Miguel Fernandez. She has over 30 years of leadership and brand-building experience. Goldman has been CEO of OVME Aesthetics as well as led The Avon Co. and Spanx.

Lori Bush, Tupperware

As part of a “board refreshment,” Tupperware Brands Corp. has appointed Lori Bush to its board of directors. Bush has spent over 40 years in consumer, professional health care and personal care, providing leadership. She most recently founded Solvasa in 2020, and before that was president and CEO of Rodan & Fields.

Paul Keglevic, Tupperware

Paul Keglevic has joined Tupperware Brands Corp. as a member of its board. He is a seasoned board director with expertise in finance, transformation and operations and most recently served as CEO of Energy Future Holdings. Prior to that, he held leadership positions with various practices and was a partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers.

William Transier, Tupperware

Tupperware Brands Corp. has added Bill Transier to its board of directors. Transier has over 40 years of experience as an executive and board leader with financial and transformation expertise. He is currently founder and CEO of Transier Advisors. Previously, he served in the C-suite of Endeavour International Corp. and Ocean Energy.

Julie Cabinaw, Thermomix

Thermomix has hired Julie Cabinaw as head of marketing for the U.S. Cabinaw brings experience in food and beverage, direct sales, marketing and technology, previously serving in a similar capacity at Tastefully Simple. Now she leads brand, customer, field, and digital marketing as well as culinary and recipe development.

Skyleur Steffensen, Amare Global

Amare Global has promoted Skyleur Steffensen to general manager of the U.S. Before this, Steffensen served as senior director of U.S. sales. He has more than 17 years of leadership experience in direct selling with companies such as Kyani, Melaleuca, and Well & Co. He will oversee growth and expansion in the U.S.

Yiru Zhou, Amare Global 

Amare Global has named Yiru Zhou regional vice president of Asia. Zhou has a deep understanding of Asia with leadership that has been instrumental in the region for previous direct selling brands he has worked with. Fluent in both Mandarin and Japanese, he has spent time at Kyani, Jeunesse, USANA, and others.  

Jennifer Bailey, Zurvita

Zurvita has promoted Jennifer Bailey to chief financial officer. Bailey previously served as vice president of finance and has been with Zurvita since its founding in 2008. In her new role, she will be responsible for financial operations, including reporting, analytics, audit, treasury, and all-around corporate financial efficiency. 

Vivek Katoch, IDSA 

Vivek Katoch, director of corporate affairs at Oriflame, has been elected as the new chairman of the Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA). Katoch is taking on the role for the second time. In addition, he represents the Indian direct selling industry as a member delegate on the Board of the WFDSA.