Better Being, a Park City-based manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded supplements and personal care and other natural products, has announced a series of leadership changes that are effective immediately.
Brian Slobodow has been named CEO of the company. He was formerly the operating partner for Better Being’s lead investor HGGC. His former roles include president and chief operating officer of Neways International, vice president of global supply chain at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products and chief operating officer of Atrium Windows. He also currently serves as an independent board member of infrastructure provider Mueller Water Products.
Kyle Garner has been named president and chief commercial officer. He most recently served as CEO of Maty’s Healthy Products, a division of Bayer Consumer Health. His past roles include CEO of Organic India and CEO of New Chapter after its acquisition by Procter & Gamble. He currently serves on the board of trustees of the American Herbal Products Association.
Cory McQueen has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer of Better Being. He was formerly controller, director of FP&A and chief accounting officer with the company.
“We are excited to welcome Brian to Better Being as CEO, and we are confident that his deep professional experience, prior value-add engagement with Better Being, and knowledge of the supplement industry will help ensure a period of profitable growth and value creation for Better Being stakeholders,” said Les Brown, HGGC partner and Better Being chairman. “We are confident in Brian, Kyle, and Cory’s leadership and Better Being’s ability, under their direction, to continuously evolve and innovate to deliver high-quality, efficacious products to Better Being’s loyal and new customers.”
Better Being manufactures and sells its products under numerous brands, including Solaray, Zhou Nutrition, Heritage Store, KAL, Dynamic Health, ZAND, Honey Gardens and Nu U Nutrition.