CRN announces newly elected board directors, full list of board and officers

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, announced a slate of eight new directors, elected by CRN’s membership to the association’s board of directors.

The eight new directors are: Susanne Anderson Baekgaard, Bifodan A/S; Bruce Brown, Natreon Inc.; Sandy Chien, HORN Company; Chad Clawson, Nutraceutical Corporation; Leo Cullen, Kyowa Hakko U.S.A, Inc.; Tee Noland, Pharma Tech Industries; Micah Osborne, Stratum Nutrition (re-elected for a second term);  and Craig Sheehan, Activ Nutritional, LLC.

They join their colleagues in 2018 on the CRN Board of Directors:

CRN Board of Directors

Finished Product Manufacturers/Marketers

  • Susanne Andersen-Baekgaard, Bifodan A/S
  • Gene Barbato, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
  • Michael Bentley, SierraSil Health Inc.
  • Kristen Blanchard, Nutramax Laboratories
  • Paul Bolar, Pharmavite LLC
  • David Campbell, Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (Chair Elect)
  • Chad Clawson, Nutraceutical Corporation
  • Mike DeBiasi, Bayer HealthCare
  • Mike Devereux, Nature’s Way Brands
  • Bill Frankos, Herbalife, Ltd.
  • Laura Harkness, Church and Dwight Co. Inc.
  • Sean Hopkins, The Juice Plus+ Company, LLC
  • Mark Hornick, Jamieson Wellness Inc.
  • Kirk Jowers, doTerra International
  • Harvey Kamil, The Nature’s Bounty Co. (Immediate Past Chairman)
  • Randy King, Procter & Gamble
  • Allison Levy, AdvoCare International, LP (Treasurer)
  • Jose Minski, Nutranext/Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems
  • Ken Myers, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
  • Tee Noland, Pharma Tech Industries
  • Scott Ravech, Deerland Enzymes
  • Barry Ritz, Atrium Innovations, Inc.
  • Rick Sharpee, NOW Foods
  • Craig Sheehan, Activ Nutrition, LLC
  • Nancy Steely, Arbonne International, LLC
  • Craig Stevenson, The Clorox Company
  • Michelle Stout, Amway/Nutrilite
  • Ken Strick, Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Inc. (Secretary)
  • Ben Teicher, Healthy Directions, LLC
  • Danielle Virant, Abbott Nutrition
  • Tom Zimmerman, Natrol, LLC

Ingredient Suppliers

  • Kevin Boot, Embria Health Sciences
  • Bruce Brown, Natreon Inc.
  • Sandy Chien, HORN Nutraceuticals
  • Tobe Cohen, DSM Nutritional Products
  • Leo Cullen, Kyowa Hakko U.S.A, Inc.
  • Sherry Duff, Innophos, Inc.
  • Jim Hamilton, Neptune Wellness Solutions
  • David Henstrom, Cargill Health & Nutrition
  • Jim Hyde, Balchem Human Nutrition & Pharma (Chairman)
  • Micah Osborne, Stratum Nutrition
  • Beth Tormey, Lonza, Inc.
  • Jim Watson, Watson Inc.

In addition, CRN President & CEO Steve Mister also serves on the CRN Board of Directors.

For a complete list of CRN member companies, visit CRN’s website.