Nu Skin Enterprises Names Brett Nelson President of Nu Skin Japan
November 25 2008 - 7:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
PROVO, Utah, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nu Skin Enterprises
(NYSE: NUS) today announced the appointment of Brett Nelson as the
president of Nu Skin Japan. Nelson will also continue in his role
as president of the company's North Asia region, which includes
Japan and South Korea. "Brett is a direct-selling veteran who is
already having a positive impact on our Japanese operations and we
are pleased to expand his influence in this important market," said
Truman Hunt, president and chief executive officer. "Brett has
assembled a bright and capable local management team to help our
Japanese distributors generate even greater success." In addition,
Gary Sumihiro will continue to focus his attention on regulatory
affairs for Nu Skin Japan. "We appreciate Gary's leadership and are
pleased to have him helping us manage the Japanese regulatory
environment," concluded Hunt. The Company Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
is a global direct selling company operating in 48 markets
throughout Asia, the Americas and Europe. The company markets
premium quality personal care products under the Nu Skin(R) brand,
science-based nutritional supplements under the Pharmanex(R) brand,
and technology based products and services under the Big Planet(R)
brand. Nu Skin Enterprises is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "NUS." More information is available online at
http://www.nuskinenterprises.com/. Please note: This press release
contains forward-looking statements that represent the company's
current expectations and beliefs, including the anticipation that
the Nu Skin Japan management team will have a positive impact on
the Japan market. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to
differ materially from any forward-looking statements or views
expressed herein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, risks that the regulatory and media environment
will continue to adversely impact operations, that management
initiatives may fail to generate interest among distributors, and
risks that such initiatives may not contribute to revenue growth or
increases in customers or distributors. The forward-looking
statements contained herein are further qualified by a detailed
discussion of associated risks set forth in the documents filed by
the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the company's most recent Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q. The
forward-looking statements set forth the company's beliefs as of
the date of this release, and the company assumes no duty to update
the forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect
any change. DATASOURCE: Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT:
Investors, Scott Pond, +1-801-345-2657, , or Media, Kara Schneck,
+1-801-345-2116, , both of Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.nuskinenterprises.com/
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