Herbalife CEO Rich Goudis
(center) at the launch of the new Asia Pacific Shared Services Center,
|
with Herbalife executives
and guests, including Dato' Ng Wan Peng, COO of MDEC (to Goudis' left),
Lim Bee Vian, Executive
Director, Strategic Planning (Services), MIDA (to Goudis' right), Stephen
Conchie,
senior vice president and
managing director, Herbalife Asia Pacific (fifth from left, second row),
and Dean Thompson, Deputy
Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Malaysia (third from right, front row).
|
With the purpose of making the world healthier
and happier, premier global nutrition company, HERBALIFE, today officially launched its first Asia Pacific Shared
Services Center (SSC) in
"The new shared services center is in
close proximity to the majority of the Company's member base in Asia
Pacific and plays an important role in driving continued growth of the
region's nutrition business," said Stephen Conchie, senior vice president
and managing director, Asia Pacific, Herbalife.
The new SSC in Kuala Lumpur joins
other centers around the globe in Guadalajara, Mexico; Queretero, Mexico;
Krakow, Poland; and Bangalore, India, with the aim of streamlining
business operations, standardizing service standards and enabling increased
agility for Herbalife's growing nutrition business. Fully equipped to support
back-office operations such as finance and accounting, global sourcing,
information technology, member business practices and compliance as well as
Member Technology and Strategy (MTS), the Kuala Lumpur SSC features a skilled
team adept at working across geographies and specializations to drive increased
business efficiency and cost effectiveness for more sustainable operations in the
long run.
"The launch of Herbalife's Shared Services
Center in Kuala Lumpur, affords the Company the ability to respond more
quickly and provide better service to our purpose-driven independent members
and customers across the region," said Neil Spiers, vice president of
global business services, Herbalife.
With a world-class business environment,
competitive cost, coupled with a skilled workforce and strong outsourcing and
info-communications technology infrastructure, Kuala Lumpur has
gained a reputation for being one of the best business hubs in the region. Home
to more than 250 foreign and multinational companies, the city is also
well-equipped to support the growing demands of modern day businesses,
including Herbalife.
About HERBALIFE
Herbalife is a global nutrition company whose purpose is to make the
world healthier and happier. The Company has been on a mission for
nutrition - changing people's lives with great nutrition products and programs
- since 1980. Together with our Herbalife independent members, we are committed
to providing solutions to the worldwide problems of poor nutrition and obesity,
an aging population, skyrocketing public healthcare costs and a rise in
entrepreneurs of all ages. Herbalife offers high-quality, science-backed
products, most of which are produced in Company-operated facilities, one-on-one
coaching with an Herbalife independent member, and a supportive community
approach that inspires customers to embrace a healthier, more active lifestyle.
Herbalife's targeted nutrition, weight-management, energy and fitness
and personal care products are available exclusively to and through dedicated
Herbalife members in more than 90 countries.
Through its corporate social responsibility efforts, Herbalife supports
the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife programs to help
bring good nutrition to children in need. Herbalife is also proud to sponsor
more than 190 world-class athletes, teams and events around the globe,
including Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy, and numerous Olympic teams.
Herbalife has over 8,000 employees worldwide, and its shares are traded
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HLF) with net sales of
approximately US$4.4 billion in 2017. To learn more, visit Herbalife.com or IAmHerbalife.com.
Herbalife also encourages investors to visit its investor relations
website at ir.herbalife.com as financial and other information is
updated and new information is posted.
Media
Enquiries:
Herbalife
Asia Pacific
Daliea Mohamad-Liauw
VP, Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific
DID: +852-3589-2643
Email: dalieal@herbalife.com
Daliea Mohamad-Liauw
VP, Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific
DID: +852-3589-2643
Email: dalieal@herbalife.com
Tags
LIFESTYLES