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Reliv announced that it has named Joseph Wojcik as Vice President –International. Wojcik will be the first person to assume this role in a newly created post with the company.

As Reliv continues to expand, the company realized the necessity of having someone oversee its international operations. Wojcik, a network marketing vet, will be responsible for all of Reliv’s markets outside of the U.S., including Asia, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand.

Prior to joining Reliv, Wojcik spent 12 years consulting with Herbalife on issues related to business in international marketplaces. Most recently, he was principal and founder of Endurance Business Solutions, a consulting firm that advised companies on strategic entry into international markets.

Ryan Montgomery, Reliv’s executive vice president, worldwide sales, said in a statement, “Joe has more than 15 years of international business experience, including 12 years in the direct selling industry, a combination that makes Joe extremely valuable to us.”

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Reliv International has just launched a new auto ship program that they hope will increase customer retention and enables its independent distributors to increase sales and build stronger, long lasting relationships.

The new Direct Advantage Autoship Program will work like other used by many other Network Marketing Companies and will allow consumers to receive their orders on a regular monthly basis. The Autoship Program will hopefully eliminate or reduce time spent on filling orders, and will allow distributors the opportunity to focus on attracting

“This is a win-win for distributors and customers,” said Scott Montgomery, chief operating officer and executive vice president of Reliv. “Customers never run out of their favorite Reliv products, plus they receive a discount on their orders. Distributors build a stronger customer base and garner new opportunities to increase sales and expand their organizations.”

The Direct Advantage Program also has a feature that allows distributors to manage their relationships with each individual customers to increase sales by marketing products directly targeted to each consumers individual needs.

The Program was launched at the Reliv Annual International Conference where the company also celebrated its 20th anniversary. Reliv’s new Autoship Program goes into effect immediately.

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Reliv announced this week, that its second annual “Walk for the Mission” event has raised almost $70,000 for its Reliv Kalogris Foundations.

The second annual event drew over well over 3,000 independent distributors from over nine countries to help raise money for the nutritional supplement company’s charitable foundation.

The Relìv Kalogris Foundation is named after Dr. Teodore Klogris, developer of Reliv’s very first nutritional product, CLASSIC. The 13 year old charity is funded almost entirely by Reliv Distributor donations. To date, the charity has donated more than $15.5 million dollars to individuals and organizations around the world. Recipients are chosen solely by distributor recommendations.

The main goal of the foundation is to provide free nutritional supplements to individuals around the world, primarily children who do not have access to vitamins and proper nutrition. The majority of recipients are children outside of the US.

R. Scott Montgomery, CEO of Reliv, and the Foundation’s chairman, will was on hand for the walk to thank the participants for their time and donations.

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Reliv announced the promotion of one of their own as the new Vice President of Finance. Steven D. Albright, current CFO and a former controller at Reliv, will take on the new role.

Albright currently serves as CFO of Reliv and will assume the new role in addition to remaining CFO of the company. Albright’s new role will make him responsible for management, purchasing, information technology, and human resources.

“Steve plays a key role on our Executive Management Team and continues to prove his value to Reliv,” said R. Scott Montgomery, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Steve’s financial leadership is critical to our continued success.”

Albright originally joined the company over 15 years ago as Controller, and has steadily moved up the ladder as he proved himself in each executive role he has served in. Albright earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a CPA.

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