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Unicity's Executive Strength
Unicity International has been privately held since July 2003. As an entrepreneurial company, currently led by the most successful distributor in the history of the company and its predecessor organizations, Unicity is keenly attuned to the needs of its Associates is able to rapidly respond to them.
Unicity has assembled an extraordinary team of talented, experienced managers to lead the company through unparalleled international and domestic growth. The strength of this executive leadership team is a fusion of leadership and international diplomacy unprecedented in the history of the MLM and nutritional industries.
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Stewart Hughes - Chairman and CEO
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Prior to joining Unicity International, Mr. Hughes spent 15 years in the financial services industry where he served as Vice President and Senior Financial Management Advisor with two Wall Street investment-banking firms.
In 1991 he launched Marathon Group International, an independent distributor organization committed to bringing cutting-edge preventive healthcare products to market worldwide. With tens of thousands of distributors throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia and revenue exceeding $100 million annually, Marathon Group International is one of the largest companies of its kind in the world.
In leaving this highly successful distributorship to lead Unicity International as CEO, Mr. Hughes has made the strongest possible statement about his commitment to the future of Unicity and the opportunity for independent distributors worldwide.
Mr. Hughes believes that lasting success can only be achieved through continual personal development. In addition to educating the public on preventive healthcare solutions, he has taught principle-centered leadership skills to thousands of people in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Mr. Hughes is the author of several training programs including: the CORE Journal, Constructive Imagination, Solution Based Selling, and Relationship Focus. These training programs as well as a commitment to lead by example have earned him recognition as an extraordinary international business leader, trainer, and speaker.
Mr. Hughes graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA degree in Philosophy and received his MBA from the University of Utah's David Eccles Graduate School of Business.
He and his wife Bonita are the parents of eight children and the grandparents of five. |
Curt A. Hedges - President and Chief Operating Officer
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As CFO prior to his current role of President and Chief Operating Officer of the company, Curt Hedges has made numerous improvements in the accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and cash management areas of Unicity's business. He has implemented robust cost controls and cash management processes throughout the company's global markets, resulting in significantly improved cost structures.
Mr. Hedges came to Unicity International after a long, distinguished career in all facets of financial management for private and public companies. He served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for Compass Learning Corporation, a privately held corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona, and as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Wicat Systems, a publicly traded, multinational firm in Orem, Utah. In all of his positions, Mr. Hedges has proven success in creating effective cash management and accounting systems and improving cost structures.
Mr. Hedges has considerable experience in managing information systems departments and in implementing new software systems. He received a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and is a qualified CPA in the State of Utah. |
Brent D. Morrill - Executive Vice President
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As Executive Vice President, Mr. Morrill is responsible for Europe and Greater China regions as well as Global Marketing, Product Management, and Information Technology functions within the Company. Prior to joining Unicity in 2003, Mr. Morrill held several executive positions at Ford Motor Company over a twelve-year period. His experience included key assignments in manufacturing, purchasing, production engineering, marketing, sales, business development, investor relations, and corporate finance. Mr. Morrill was responsible for various business initiatives in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Morrill provides the Company with extensive experience in business and financial management. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration degree from Brigham Young University. |
G. Paulo Bangerter - General Counsel
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Paulo Bangerter is welcomed in Unicity markets around the world as a leader and innovator in the direct selling industry. He has held several leadership positions in the U.S. Direct Selling Association and served on an ethics task force for the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations.
In 1993 Mr. Bangerter joined Enrich International, a predecessor to Unicity, as Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. During his tenure with Unicity and its predecessor companies, he developed an evangelical zeal for the direct selling industry.
Prior to joining Unicity, Mr. Bangerter served as General Counsel for two high-tech software firms, both of which grew through mergers he supervised. He has experience in private law practice in the field of commercial litigation and received a Juris Doctorate Degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Born in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Mr. Bangerter has extensive international experience. He lived several years in Brazil and Portugal and speaks Portuguese and Spanish. |
Nathan K. Tolman - Chief Financial Officer
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Prior to joining Unicity, Nathan was a Mergers & Acquisition Director for PowerQuest, a software company that was acquired by Symantec. While with PowerQuest, Nate prepared market analysis and deal evaluation packages, was the primary due diligence interface with targets and, after the announcement of Symantec's purchase, was designated as the transition manager with PowerQuest to coordinate all transition issues with Symantec. Prior to PowerQuest, he was the Vice President of Finance & Controller for an emerging markets, high-tech simulation division of General Electric and completed GE's six sigma quality training program.
At GE he was responsible for divisional financial reporting, budgeting internal controls management. Prior to the acquisition of this high-tech simulation company by GE, Nate was the Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary for I-Sim Corporation negotiating deal terms, coordinating audits and tax compliance, financial statement preparation, preparing business plans, forecasting budgets and internal controls. Nate started his career in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche, LLP and was promoted after 5 years to Audit Manager. While with Deloitte & Touche, Nate managed multiple audit teams on multi-billion dollar audits for public & private He received a Masters Degree in Accounting from the Eccles School of Business at Utah State University, graduating cum laude. Nate is a currently licensed CPA in the state of Utah. |
Peter J.E. Verdegem - Chief Science Officer
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Dr. Peter J.E. Verdegem, Unicity's Chief Science Officer, obtained a MSc in Organic Chemistry from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. In his specialization he studied the chemistry of the photosynthetic reaction center of plants. After his MSc degree, he started a Ph.D. research project studying the human eye. For this various vitamin A analogues were synthesized and incorporated into rhodopsin, the visual receptor in the retina. NMR allowed to measure internuclear distances in the receptor vitamin A ligand, and thereby a three-dimensional model for the ligand could be constructed. This has resulted in a greater understanding of the fascinating physics that happens in the visual process. In 1998 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Bio-Organic Photochemistry.
He pursued his academic career with post-doctoral research at Stockholm University in Sweden where he developed techniques to study proteins at molecular levels. During a position at Nijmegen University Medical Center in the Netherlands, he studied and developed non-invasive technology to diagnose prostate cancer. After these academic positions he joined Royal Numico Research and Development to develop, and clinically substantiate dietary supplements for a broad variety of health conditions (such as menopause, prostate health, eye health, Alzheimer, ADHD, dyslexia, diabetes, and obesity). Dr. Verdegem's scientific work has been published in over 30 peer-reviewed publications. In 2004, he moved to Utah, and joined Unicity International to head to Research & Development Department, where he is responsible for product development, clinical substantiation and scientific training of our Business Associates. In 2006 he finished his MBA from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. |
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