– USA, UT – USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) today announced the appointment of Xia Ding to its board as an independent director, effective October 11, 2021, bringing the board to eight members, six of whom independent.
“I’m delighted to welcome Ms. Ding to USANA’s board. Her track record of successfully managing and growing multinational business units, combined with her expertise in leading digital and e-commerce initiatives, will provide an immediate and meaningful benefit to the board, shareholders and USANA as whole.” commented CEO and Board Chairman, Kevin Guest.
About Xia Ding
Ms. Ding is currently the VP of e-commerce Asia Pacific and Latin America at Nike. She joined Nike in 2019 where she is accountable for driving the Nike digital business in the Asia Pacific and Latin America markets. Before Nike, Ms. Ding worked for JD.com in China from 2017 to 2019 as the President of JD Fashion where she was responsible for driving the fashion business covering apparel, shoes, sportswear, bags, jewelry, watches, and accessories. She was also instrumental in leading JD.com’s M&A investment strategy to fuel strategic growth. Before joining JD.com, Ms. Ding served as Vice President of Retail Service at Nielsen in China from 2015 to 2017 where she was responsible for overseeing Nielsen’s retail services business. Ms. Ding started her career in 1995 with Hanesbrands, Inc., where she spent the first ten years in the U.S. headquarters in various finance and corporate development roles. In 2005, Hanesbrands appointed her as the VP/General Manager of China where she brought American lingerie brand Hanes and casualwear brand Champion into the China market.
Ms. Ding said, “I am honored to join the USANA board and welcome the opportunity to be part of the company’s vision of improving the health and wellness of its customers, employees, and stakeholders around the world.”
Ms. Ding is well-regarded e-commerce and digital leader and was recognized as Forbes 2018 TOP 100 Most Successful Businesswomen in China and Forbes 2017 TOP 10 Most Influential People in China Fashion Industry. Ms. Ding received a Bachelor of Chemistry degree from the Nanjing University of China. She also earned an M.B.A from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA.
About USANA
USANA develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional supplements, functional foods, and personal care products that are sold directly to Associates and Preferred Customers throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Mexico, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Thailand, France, Belgium, Colombia, Indonesia, Germany, Spain, Romania, and Italy.
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