MLM Company Herbalife Appoints Europe Finance VP

MLM company Herbalife Ltd. announced the appointment of Hugh Rees as vice president of finance for the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Rees will report to Wynne Roberts, senior vice president and managing director of the region. He joins the company from US-based medical supplies specialists Hollister Inc. where he held the position of finance director, EMEA.

MLM In China - Amway And Mary Kay Gain Licence

MLM companies Amway and Mary Kay just been awarded their licence to operate in China on a direct selling basis.

MLM Company Herbalife In Thailand

MLM company Herbalife International is upbeat about its potential in Thailand, expecting to finish this year with exceptional growth of about 25-30% boosted by food supplements and personal-care products. ''We have beaten our 15% growth target despite the country's economic slowdown and political uncertainties,'' said Wallapa Narunatvanich, the general manager of Herbalife International (Thailand) Ltd.

MLM Company Herbalife Appoints GM For Korea

MLM company Herbalife has appointed Young Hee Chung as the new general manager of Korea, the company said Tuesday.

Chung is the first female to serve in this capacity in Korea and has worked with Herbalife since it first began doing business in Korea in 1996. She has been senior manager of distributor relations and sales, and senior manager for sales and marketing since 2000. She holds a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota and completed classes in a master's program at the City University of New York's Baruch Graduate School of Business.

Korea MLM Scandal Widens In Scope

Prosecutors are widening their investigation into the influence-peddling allegations surrounding JU Group, the country’s biggest MLM and network marketing company now accused of bribing public officials and business executives by hiring them as sales agents.

Law enforcement officials are currently searching for JU Group’s computer systems manager, identified only as Hong, who is suspected of manipulating sales records to give larger payouts to the company’s high-profile members.

Investigators are also taking a harder look at 60 public officials who were named on JU Group’s VIP list and regularly received gifts from the company.