SALT LAKE CITY, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- USANA
Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA), a global nutritional company,
today announced that it has hired Dr. Carsten Smidt, FACN as its new vice president of
research and development. Dr. Smidt, who has more than 20 years of
scientific experience in the nutritional industry, will oversee all
functions of USANA's award-winning R&D department.
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Prior to USANA, Dr. Smidt worked for Mead Johnson Nutritionals
where he helped develop and market the well-known energy drink,
Boost®. He also held multiple executive R&D positions at
Pharmanex (Nu Skin), where he developed more than 50 percent of the
company's product portfolio, over a span of ten years.
"We are excited to have Dr. Smidt join our impressive group of
in-house scientific experts," said USANA's Chief Executive Officer,
Dave Wentz. "As we plan USANA's next 20 years, we expect to
continue developing innovative ways of spreading nutrition
globally. With his experience in product development and strategy,
and our shared desire to create a world free of pain and suffering,
we are confident that together we will accomplish great
things."
Dr. Smidt, who earned his doctorate in Nutrition Science and
Physiological Chemistry from the University of
California at Davis, is an active member of the American
College of Nutrition (FACN), the American Society of Clinical
Nutrition (ASCN), the American Society for Nutritional Sciences
(ASNS), the German Society for Nutrition (DGE), and the Senior
Scientific Advisory Council (SSAC) of the Council for Responsible
Nutrition (CRN).
He will begin his new position at USANA's corporate office
effective immediately.
For more information about USANA's products and company, visit
www.USANA.com.
About USANA
Founded in 1992, USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) is a
U.S.-based nutritional company that manufactures high-quality
supplements, personal care, energy, and weight-management products
in their FDA-registered facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. USANA's products, tested
by NSF International and used by more than 600
professional athletes, are developed by the company's award-winning
team of scientists and sold directly to Preferred Customers
and Associates throughout the United States, Canada,
Mexico, France, Belgium, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand,
the Philippines,
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong
Kong and through USANA's wholly-owned subsidiary in
China, BabyCare, Ltd. Named
one of Outside magazine's "Best Places to
Work" for three consecutive years, USANA has received
more than 100 state, national and international accolades,
including Utah Best of State, Stevie Awards, Australian
Business Awards, NutriSearch Editor's Choice and
others. Learn more about USANA (www.USANA.com) and
the USANA True Health
Foundation (www.USANAfoundation.org/), stay current with the
official USANA blog (www.whatsupUSANA.com), like us on
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Media Contact: Ashley Collins
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USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
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