NPF promotes Knowles, adds board members
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Natural Products Foundation names Deborah Knowles executive director and elects six board members to three-year terms. The nonprofit linked to the Natural Products Association said June 3 Knowles, with NPF since 2008 when it merged with the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance, was promoted from the development director post to replace former Executive Director Tracy Taylor ( 1"The Tan Sheet" June 30, 2008). NPF June 1 announced board members including Carilyn Anderson, sales executive for Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Carlson Labs; Jane Drinkwalter, VP of sales for Irvine, Calif.-based Vitamer Labs; Peter Hafermann, president of Carrollton, Texas-based Alix Technologies; David Matteson, president of Seattle-based Early Edge Solutions; J.D. Weir, CEO of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Primus Pharmaceuticals; and Bruce Worley Jr., director of field sales at East Hampton, Conn.-based Humphreys Pharmacal