Rizzo succeeds Johnson in Weider role
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
John Rizzo replaces Lyndon Johnson as Weider Global Nutrition's VP of sales and marketing. The Salt Lake City-based company said June 15 Rizzo brings experience in sales and marketing, brand development and product distribution from his time at Dental Oral Care, Leiner Health Care and SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare. Rizzo is working on marketing strategies for the immune health supplement Immune Shot and the cholesterol-lowering product Red Yeast Rice, Weider said. The firm is focusing on solidifying its presence in the U.S. market and added six new business managers in the past 18 months