Arbonne names former P&G exec Katherine Napier as CEO
Arbonne names former P&G exec Katherine Napier as CEO
Arbonne names former P&G exec Katherine Napier as CEO
Katherine Napier, a former high-level executive at Procter & Gamble and McDonald’s Corp., has been named chief executive officer of Arbonne International LLC.
The Irvine, Calif., company manufactures and distributes skin care products, marketing them through independent consultants. Arbonne does business in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Napier was most recently senior vice president of marketing for McDonald’s Corp. , where she led a strategy to refocus on women and families, with an emphasis on more nutritious offerings like salads. Prior to that, she spent more than 20 years with Cincinnati-based P&G, rising to general manager of its North American pharmaceuticals business, where she helped launch the osteoporosis drug Actonel. Napier retired from P&G in 2002 to take the McDonald’s position.
“While Kay has a deep grounding in marketing and development, she also brings a high level of operating experience, which will be critical to Arbonne’s long-term growth,” said Ira Kleinman, chairman of Arbonne, in a news release.
In July, Ms. Napier was named to the board of directors for Hill-Rom Holdings, replacing Patrick Ryan. She is also a member of Xavier University’s board of trustees, where she earned an MBA. Napier earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgetown University. economics from Georgetown
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