PEOPLE ON THE MOVE – June
June 01, 2023
Frank Lamberti, Herbalife
Herbalife has promoted Frank Lamberti to chief operating officer beginning July 1, following Mark Schissel’s retirement. Lamberti will now oversee product innovation and supply chain, digital content and infrastructure, distributor and sales analytics, as well as back office operations. He joined Herbalife in 2005 as vice president of investor relations.
Ibi Montesino, Herbalife
Herbalife has expanded Ibi Montesino’s role as executive vice president and chief of staff. Montesino’s role will now encompass all global distributor-facing business and employee management and relations. She joined the company in 1998 as an assistant for personal care. As an executive vice president, she currently oversees the distributor and customer experience.
Rob Levy, Herbalife
Rob Levy has been appointed regional president of the Americas and will be responsible for Herbalife’s strategic, sales and marketing functions across North America, South and Central America, Mexico, and Brazil. Currently executive vice president of worldwide distributor affairs, Levy is a longtime industry veteran with 28 years at Herbalife.
Victor Goytia, eXp Realty
Victor Goytia has been named director of Puerto Rico, Panama and the Dominican Republic at eXp Realty. He will lead the company’s brokerage operations in those countries. Goytia has been responsible for eXp Puerto Rico’s operations for more than two years, and this appointment is an expansion of his current role.
Virginia Restrepo, eXp Realty
Virginia Restrepo has been promoted to lead eXp Realty brokerage operations in both Chile and Colombia as director. Restrepo joined eXp in 2022 as director of eXp Chile with 25 years’ experience in marketing and management roles, before pursuing real estate sales. This new appointment will expand on her current responsibilities.
Steve Carlile, Young Living
Young Living Essential Oils has hired Steve Carlile as chief marketing and digital officer. Carlile brings more than 20 years of experience connecting brand goals with those of customers through innovation and digital strategies. He previously served Younique in this same capacity. Before that, he worked with Isagenix and Nu Skin.
Janet S. Weil, Sunrider
Janet S. Weil has joined Sunrider International as general counsel. Weil has spent over 25 years in the direct selling industry with roles in compliance, executive leadership, corporate law, and general counsel in the U.S. and Europe. Before Sunrider, Weil was the associate general counsel at Plexus Worldwide, and before that, WorldVentures.
Léa Baltzinger, Arbonne
Arbonne International has named Léa Baltzinger as chief people officer. Baltzinger has spent over 20 years working as a senior HR leader within multiple industries, both domestically and internationally, including in hospitality, retail, consumer electronics and biotechnology. Most recently, she served as senior vice president of iHerb, a global e-commerce retailer.
Michael Allen, LifeVantage
LifeVantage Corp. has hired Michael Allen president and director of LifeVantage Japan. Allen brings more than 30 years of experience in Asia-Pacific to the role, as well as top executive leadership working at Avon and Forever Living. Most recently, He was CEO at CMA-Interactive, a company he co-founded.
Kent Wood, Amare Global
Kent Wood has been promoted to chief operating officer at Amare Global. He will be responsible for all global operations, including finance, supply chain, IT, and legal. Wood joined Amare in 2019 as CFO and brings over 30 years of experience. He co-founded XANGO and held roles at Perfectly Posh, VIIVA, and others.
Charla Gervers, J.Hilburn
J.Hilburn has appointed Charla Gervers as senior vice president of sales and marketing. With over 20 years spent as a senior leader in direct sales, Gervers brings expertise in sales, marketing, and leadership development. She recently served as chief sales officer at Matilda Jane and vice president, field development at Scout & Cellar.
Courtland Pearson, Farmasi
Courtland Pearson has joined Farmasi as executive vice president of sales, U.S. and Canada. Pearson has over 30 years’ experience in global business and direct sales, having served 20 of those in Asia with Nu Skin and Neways, among others. Pearson will now lead strategies, processes, events, incentives and programs for these markets.
Wille Rodriguez, Farmasi
Farmasi has named Wille Rodriguez as vice president of marketing. Rodriguez brings more than 15 years of experience working for direct selling brands, recently as vice president of marketing at Tupperware, and 12 years with Herbalife, in product development, marketing technology implementation, change management, marketing operations, and communications.
Dana Holmes, Southwestern
Southwestern Family of Companies (SWFC) has hired Dana Holmes as vice president of business development and analysis. Holmes has spent over 30 years in private practice as a corporate advisor. Now he will work with the new business development team analyzing business operations, financial data, market research and competitor data to boost growth.