Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) today announced that it has appointed
Alan L. Hoffman to the newly established role of Executive Vice
President of Global Corporate Affairs reporting to Michael O. Johnson,
Herbalife’s chairman and CEO. Hoffman will lead public policy, corporate
communications, government affairs, community relations and
philanthropy, effective August 25, 2014.
Hoffman brings over 20 years of public policy, communications and
government affairs experience to the corporate affairs role. Presently,
he serves as the Senior Vice President for Global Public Policy at
PepsiCo, where he oversees policy development, external relations and
government relations. Hoffman has helped PepsiCo proactively develop and
implement initiatives to support the company’s wide-ranging portfolio of
products and drive value for its consumers, shareholders and
communities. Before joining PepsiCo, he served as the Deputy Chief of
Staff to Vice President Joseph Biden and Deputy Assistant to President
Barack Obama.
Herbalife also today announced that Barbara Henderson will be retiring
as its Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Communications. In
2013, she informed the company that she would like to retire at age 67,
which prompted the search for a new executive. Henderson will assist
with the transition and will remain President of the Herbalife Family
Foundation.
“We are thrilled to welcome Alan to the Herbalife team,” said Johnson.
“He brings an unparalleled level of experience to our senior team, and
we are confident that he has the experience and credentials to help us
powerfully communicate the value Herbalife brings to our consumers,
members, shareholders and communities. Barb’s retirement, while
bittersweet, has provided us an opportunity to take a fresh look at our
organization to make sure our leadership structure best reflects the
overall needs of the company and puts us in the strongest position going
forward. After careful consideration, we determined that aligning our
external affairs activities would benefit Herbalife and all of our
stakeholders. We look forward to Alan’s contributions as we continue to
advance our mission of helping people live healthier lives.”
“Herbalife benefits millions of people around the world and I am proud
to join the team,” said Hoffman. “Herbalife has an enormously important
mission of improving health and wellness around the globe and I look
forward to ensuring that the public more clearly understands the
critical role the company plays in advancing good nutrition. I also look
forward to promoting the economic opportunities that this global
nutrition company provides for hard-working people in communities
everywhere.”
Johnson added, “On behalf of everyone at Herbalife, I want to thank Barb
for her countless contributions to our company over the past 10 years.
She has been instrumental in telling our important story around the
world and has tirelessly communicated Herbalife’s vision, mission and
values. While we will miss her in this role, we are excited that she
will maintain her position as President of the Herbalife Family
Foundation. She has made an important mark on our company, and we look
forward to her continued contributions bringing good nutrition to
vulnerable children.”
About Alan Hoffman
Presently, Hoffman serves as Senior Vice President for Global Public
Policy at PepsiCo. In this role, he oversees policy development,
external relations and government relations for the $66 billion food and
beverage company with the ultimate goal of helping the company
proactively develop and implement policies that benefit PepsiCo’s
products, consumers, shareholders and communities. Previously, he served
as Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Joseph Biden and Deputy
Assistant to President Barack Obama overseeing congressional affairs,
political affairs, intergovernmental affairs, public engagement,
operations and management. He also served as Chief of Staff to Senator
Biden from 1998-2003 where he managed the Senator’s legislative,
communications, political and outreach operations, and in 2006 when he
once again served as Chief of Staff to Biden. Hoffman was also an
attorney at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
and was an Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His career has also included jobs at the United States
Department of Health and Human Services, the University of California
and the RAND Corporation. Hoffman started his career practicing law in
Los Angeles. A Philadelphia native, he holds a Juris Doctorate and
Masters of Public Administration from the University of Southern
California in Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lafayette
College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
About Herbalife Ltd.
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells
weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to
support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in more than 90
countries to and through a network of independent Members. The company
supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program
to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a
significant amount of financial and other information about the company
at http://ir.Herbalife.com.
The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time,
as information is updated and new information is posted.
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