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Designs for Health Appoints Chris Tedesco as CEO

by Shari Barbanel | April 8, 2026

Designs for Health (Palm Coast, FL) has announced the appointment of Chris Tedesco as chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Founder Jonathan Lizotte continues to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board. Tedesco brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience at Reckitt, where he held senior roles in general management and marketing across ...

Blueroot Health Appoints Jay Schwartz CEO

by Shari Barbanel | February 24, 2026

Blueroot Health (Middletown, CT) has appointed Jay Schwartz as its new chief executive officer. Schwartz succeeds Jane Pemberton, who founded Blueroot Health and built it into a multi-brand, practitioner-trusted platform, leading its integration, portfolio expansion and operational scale across brands including Vital Nutrients, Bariatric Fusion, Fairhaven Health and Unjury. Schwartz assumes the role as Blueroot ...

Patrick Sly Named Metagenics CEO

by Shari Barbanel | December 2, 2025

Metagenics (Aliso Viejo, CA) has named Patrick Sly as CEO, effective immediately. A highly regarded executive in the health and wellness industry, Sly brings a wealth of relevant leadership experience to Metagenics. Current President and CEO Pat Smallcombe, who has led Metagenics through a period of tremendous growth since 2023, will transition to the role ...

The Vitamin Professor Podcast’s Lesson 18: Neuroprotection With Agmatine for Better Nerve Health

by VRM Media | July 17, 2025

On this episode of The Vitamin Professor Podcast, Professor Gene Bruno talks to Gad Gilad, Co-Founder & CEO at Gilad&Gilad LLC.

Karen Silberman Reaffirmed as ACA Chief Executive

by Shari Barbanel | May 5, 2025

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has announced that ACA Executive Vice President Karen Silberman, CAE, has agreed to a contract extension and will continue in her role with the new title of chief executive officer. In making the announcement, the ACA Board of Governors applauded Silberman for helping the association navigate through significant organizational change ...

Sonoran University of Health Sciences Appoints Dr. Lise Alschuler as New President

by Shari Barbanel | January 27, 2025

Sonoran University of Health Sciences (Tempe, AZ) announced the appointment of Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO, MBA, as its new president and CEO, effective July 2025. Dr. Alschuler, a leader in integrative medicine and distinguished naturopathic physician, is the institution’s fourth president and first female president, and succeeds Dr. Paul Mittman who is retiring after 25 ...

Amardeep Kahlon Named Designs for Health CEO

by Shari Barbanel | September 11, 2023

Designs for Health, Inc. (DFH, Palm Coat, FL) has announced the appointment of former Chief Commercial Officer, Amardeep Kahlon, as its new chief executive officer. The position was formerly held by the company’s founder, Jonathan Lizotte, who continues to serve as chairman of the board and will maintain his connections with stakeholders and practitioners. According ...

NUNM Announces Departure of President Dr. Christine Girard

by Shari Barbanel | September 30, 2020

The Board of Directors of the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM, Portland, OR) has announced the departure of its President and CEO Dr. Christine Girard effective Sept. 23, 2020 due to health, family and personal reasons. The Board expresses its sincere gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Girard for all she has given NUNM. Her dedication, ...

IFM Expands Leadership Team to Address the Worldwide Epidemic of Chronic Disease

by Shari Barbanel | April 30, 2018

The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has taken another significant step toward expanding its executive leadership capabilities by naming Cary Sennett, MD, PhD, as president of Medical Education and Research, a new senior role created by IFM to advance the critical work of evaluating and integrating emerging research and trends in health and medicine and ...

IFM Confirms Amy R. Mack as CEO

by Shari Barbanel | January 24, 2018

The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) has named Amy R. Mack as IFM’s next chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2018. She succeeds Laurie Hofmann, MPH, who has been serving IFM in various Board and executive leadership roles since 2001. “I have had the pleasure of working side by side with Amy Mack in her current role ...

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