USANA Health Sciences Announces Appointment of Peggie Pelosi to Board of Directors
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced the appointment
of Peggie Pelosi to the company’s board of directors effective December
19, 2018. Ms. Pelosi joins the board as an independent director and
brings expertise in corporate social responsibility and sustainability,
as well as direct selling. The USANA board now has eight members, five
of whom are independent.
Myron W. Wentz, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board, commented, “I’m very
pleased to welcome Peggie Pelosi to our board. Her significant expertise
in corporate social responsibility and sustainability, combined with
more than two decades of direct selling experience, make her an
excellent addition as an independent director. I look forward to the
contributions she will make to the Board and USANA.”
Ms. Pelosi commented, “I am honored to accept a seat on the board of
directors for a company with such strong corporate values. Having spent
five years as an employee of USANA, I am very familiar with the
company’s business. Although it has grown significantly since then, the
company has maintained its commitment to its vision and continues to be
a leader in its industry. I look forward to contributing to USANA’s
future success.”
About Peggie Pelosi
Ms. Pelosi is a corporate social responsibility/sustainability
practitioner. Since 2005, Ms. Pelosi has been the Founding Partner and
Strategic Advisor at Orenda Connections, a corporate social
responsibility consultancy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is also an
Instructor in the Certificate Program in Corporate Social Responsibility
at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto,
and a part-time Professor in Sustainable Business Management Post
Graduate Studies at Seneca College, Faculty of Business in Toronto.
Since 2015, she has also served as the Executive Director of Innovators
Alliance, a network of CEOs focused on sustainable and profitable growth
through innovation.
Prior to her career and academic work in corporate social responsibility
and sustainability, Ms. Pelosi served as a member of the Company’s
management team, first as Executive Director of Sales for Canada and
then as Vice President of Network Development. She worked for the
Company until 2004. While at the Company, Ms. Pelosi began the program
that would evolve into the USANA True Health Foundation, and this led to
her interest in corporate social responsibility. Prior to her roles at
the Company, Ms. Pelosi had 15 years of direct selling leadership
experience. Ms. Pelosi has also previously served on the Board of
Directors of a number on non-profit organizations including the
Children’s Hunger Fund and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto. She is a
graduate of the CSR program at St. Michael’s College at the University
of Toronto.
About USANA
USANA develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional supplements,
healthy foods and personal care products that are sold directly to
Associates and Preferred Customers throughout the United States, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea,
Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom, Thailand, France, Belgium, Colombia, Indonesia, Germany,
Spain, Romania, and Italy. More information on USANA can be found at www.usana.com.
Contacts
Investors contact:
Patrique Richards
Investor Relations
(801)
954-7961
investor.relations@us.usana.com
Media contact:
Dan Macuga
Public Relations
(801) 954-7280