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CRN Elects Harvey Kamil Chair of Board of Directors

CRN Elects Harvey Kamil Chair of Board of Directors

by Cristina Goodwin | January 22, 2015

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced that Harvey Kamil, vice chairman of NBTY, Inc., was elected chair of the association’s Board of Directors from now through 2016, succeeding John Blair, senior vice president of The Juice Plus+ Company, who will continue to serve on the Board as immediate past chair.

Kamil brings more than 30 years experience as a dietary supplement industry executive to the new position, having joined NBTY in 1982 as executive vice president and chief. In 2002, he assumed the role of president of NBTY, and in 2011, was named vice chairman of the company. In 2013, Kamil received Nutrition Business Journal’s Lifetime Achievement award for his significant contributions to the dietary supplement industry. His financial acumen and industry knowledge have made him a valuable contributor to CRN, where he has actively served on the CRN Board for over 25 years, most recently as chair-elect.

“Our industry is constantly faced with new and unique challenges, but through CRN and its member companies, we are more than equipped to tackle them. The recent efforts by CRN in helping pass the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) of 2014 showed the strength of our industry when we mobilize and our ability to get legislation passed even in today’s political environment. Moving forward, we’ll continue to educate the 114th Congress on the benefits of dietary supplements and the regulations that responsible companies follow; we’ll strongly urge FDA and FTC to enforce the current law but not overstep boundaries; and we’ll continue to be the leading advocates on behalf of our member companies to promote the continued long-term, sustainable growth of our industry. I look forward to the next two years as CRN Chairman and working with my colleagues on CRN’s Board to continue to advance CRN’s mission,” said Kamil.

CRN’s new Board of Directors is comprised of 39 member company representatives and CRN President & CEO Steve Mister. In addition, Michael DeGennaro, Lonza Inc., and Jim Hyde, Albion Laboratories, Inc., were re-elected for a second three-year term, and Jim Hamilton, Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., was appointed by the Board Chairman to serve a one-year term.

For more information, visit www.crnusa.com.

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