Yamanouchi
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Yamanouchi Consumer (YCI) formed to oversee U.S. growth of the Japanese pharmaceutical giant's consumer businesses, including multi-level marketer Shaklee and several food, lifestyle and specialty companies. The reorganization was initiated to maximize business synergies, according to Shaklee. Masakatsu Inoue took over as YCI's CEO effective Nov. 1. Reporting to Inoue are YCI President & COO William Williams, Shaklee VP-Manufacturing Operations Michael Beier and Shaklee VP-R&D James Greene. Robert Schultz is named Shaklee president and CEO