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NBTY Gains President from Coca-Cola

12/9/2014
NBTY, Inc., a global manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of vitamins and nutritional supplements, today announced the appointment of Brian Wynne to the role of President of NBTY Americas, and CEO of its US subsidiary- United States Nutrition, Inc. (USN).  In this role, he will have general management responsibility and P&L accountability for NBTY's Wholesale Brands in North America and South America.

Wynne is 25-year consumer packaged goods industry veteran who comes to NBTY from The Coca-Cola Company where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Franchise Relations & Transformation for Coca-Cola North America Group. Prior to this role, Wynne served as President of the Coca-Cola Company's North American Still Beverages Unit. Wynne has held a wide variety of roles in General Management, Sales, Operations, Marketing and Human Resources roles within The Coca-Cola System.

"Brian is an experienced senior executive with an outstanding track record for driving and delivering positive business results and delivering shareholder value in a large, fast paced environment," said Steve Cahillane, NBTY President & CEO.  "He is a highly collaborative leader and his addition to our leadership team will effectively round out our sales and marketing functions and will have a profound and positive impact on our customers and our consumers."

He begins his new role on January 1, 2015, and will be based in Ronkonkoma, NY.  He succeeds Glenn Schneider, who stepped down in October, from his position as President Global Wholesale.

Wynne, age 50, earned a BA in Communications from Villanova University.  He also has Management Certificates from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Columbia University and the University of Michigan.
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