Industry News
March 2010
People on the Move
Catch up with all the new appointments and promotions around the region.
CALVIN JOLLEY
Vice President
Communications, 4Life
CALVIN Jolley has been appointed Vice President, Communications. In his new role, Calvin assumes responsibility for 4Life’s worldwide communications strategy with the ongoing focus of brand development, corporate and field communications, press protocols and international marketing campaigns. He has fifteen years experience in network marketing and sits on the Direct Selling Association (DSA) Communications Committee.
RICH DECKER
Senior Director
International Latin
America, 4Life
RICH Decker has accepted the role of Senior Director International, Latin America. He first began working with 4Life International markets in 2004. His new role includes responsibility for 4Life’s Mexico, Colombia and Peru offices in addition to emerging Latin American markets.
DANIEL TAYLOR
International Director
Europe, 4Life
DANIEL Taylor has been promoted to International Director, Europe. He is responsible for 4Life’s European markets and will work closely with Rafael Fernandez, 4Life General Manager of Spain. Daniel enjoys three years of operational and Distributor experience in the region.
FLORIAN KAUFMANN
Managing Director
Germany & Austria,
Forever Living Products
GETTING to know his new management team is Florian Kaufmann, newly-appointed Managing Director of Forever Living Products for Germany and Austria, based in Munich.
He brings with him a wealth of business experience from the automotive industry, including the role of European Sales and Marketing Director for British Car Auction, specialists in the re-marketing of used vehicles. Prior to that, Florian’s career had seen him successfully hold senior positions with major car manufacturers such as VW, Fiat and Toyota/Lexus culminating in him taking some time out to obtain an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) in the United States during 2005/2006.
“In recent years my goal was to change to another industry, somewhere more suited to my natural inclination to think outside the box,” he said. “The automotive industry is a conservative environment where decisions are often made for political reasons and dealers who are not always enthusiastic and positive. I wanted something different that would allow me to take a risk in order to grow and succeed.”
Having been exposed to the direct selling industry through Forever Living Products, Florian is certain he has found the right environment. “I was introduced to this world where Distributors are highly motivated and obviously enjoy their work immensely. The company did not try to convince me with words but showed me their world so I could recognise the potential for myself through my own experience.” Florian’s immediate priorities are to get to know his team, gain a deeper understanding of the business and so develop a strategy to return the local business to peak performance.
VICKY BECKETT
General Manager UK,
Arbonne
ARBONNE is very pleased to announce Victoria (Vicky) Beckett’s promotion to General Manager for Arbonne United Kingdom. Vicky has worked in direct sales since 2000, prior to that she enjoyed a successful retail background with Estee Lauder.
Vicky joined the Arbonne family in July 2007 with the inception of the UK office. Her initial role was that of Sales Director. Here she was instrumental in building a strong relationship with the field leadership, as well as creating and supporting a strong team in the UK office. During 2009, Vicky assumed the role of ‘interim’ General
Manager and under her leadership, the UK market demonstrated significant growth. The organisational structure of Arbonne UK will remain unchanged.
Vicky, who lives in Northamptonshire, England, is married with two children.
MICHAEL MEISSNER
Vice President, Corporate
Affairs Europe, Amway
MICHAEL Meissner has been appointed Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Europe. Michael will be responsible for 26 European markets including United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, France, The Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain and Russia. He will hold the overall responsibility for corporate affairs, in addition to corporate social responsibilities and industry relations.
Michael, aged 48, has a wealth of expertise and experience in the international corporate affairs area. He started his professional career in the Deutsche Bundeswehr as Press Officer for the Federal Ministry of Defence.
In 1995 he transitioned to private industry and was assigned as PR Manager for EON. After four years he moved to Audi Ingolstadt as Head of Governmental and Economic Relations. Here, Michael was in charge of the company’s liaison offices with the EU in Brussels and the Federal Government in Berlin. In 2003 he became VP
Communication and External Relations of EADS, Division of Defence and Communication Systems, with responsibility for the entire marketing communication and external political relations.
On his new appointment, Michael commented, “I am thrilled to be working for one of the global leaders in the industry. The industry has fantastic future growth potential and I look forward to being part of the success and growth of Amway.”
ALLAN BELL
UK DSA
DSA Supplier Group, Chairman
ALLAN Bell has been voted the new UK, DSA Supplier Group Chairman. He succeeds Lars Tewes, who previously held the role. Allan has previous experience of serving on various UK, DSA committees.
Allan is looking forward to this new challenge, and his first objective for the coming year is to further develop the excellent relationship that exists between the DSA Supplier Group and the UK DSA Company Members.
He said “I am passionate about the opportunities provided by the direct selling industry and I believe the Supplier Group can increasingly provide invaluable support to Member companies and the Association, by sharing their talent, experience and skills to mutual benefit.”
Allan has over 20 years experience in Direct Selling:-including Dorling Kindersley Family Learning Ltd, the Dee Group and the Body Shop at Home.
In the past few years he has focused on freelance activities, within the direct selling industry.
