$1 billion. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. [47][48], Herbalife's claims of health benefits from its products have met scrutiny from the medical community, consumers, and government agencies. You may change your billing preferences at any time in the Customer Center or call [57], In a California class action suit (Minton v. Herbalife International, et al.) Griffin dubbed his property "The Vineyard". [14], Scott Carrier, of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, said final autopsy results found that Hughes, 44, had ingested a toxic combination of alcohol and Doxepin, an antidepressant he was taking to help him sleep. This vote of confidence helped increase Herbalife's stock price significantly. Pretty soon, thousands of sales people were selling Herbalife products door-to-door around the country. The death of Herbalife International founder Mark Hughes in May following a drinking binge has triggered a series of bizarre allegations about the key executives who helped the charismatic. "[7], Prompted by complaints alleging that Herbalife product users had suffered illness and death, a U.S. Senate subcommittee called Hughes before a hearing in May. Fred Siegel, Marconis former business partner, joined Herbalife and helped devise a plan to restore Herbalifes financial health. Aug. 12, 2000 12 AM PT. [14] In 1986, Herbalife became a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ and rebranded itself as Herbalife International. John was one of Herbalife's true personalities and he will be missed. Herbalife said Tuesday that Pairs record has since been expunged. In addition to selling the product, sales-people were encouraged to sign up their friends, family and neighbors to become sales-people themselves. In January 2009, the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reached the same conclusion. The whole Ackman saga is fascinating enough to deserve its own dedicated article on Celebrity Net Worth, but for now we're gonna take a look at a different, equally insane story from the Herbalife chronology. The death of Herbalife International founder Mark Hughes in May following a drinking binge has triggered a series of bizarre allegations about the key executives who helped the charismatic salesman build one of the nations biggest dietary supplement sellers. At this point, the family survived on welfare payments with Hughes' mother suffering from "emotional problems." It has since become one of the world's largest distributors of Herbalife products through multi-level marketing, with sales of about $3.5 billion in 2007 and 2.1 million Independent Distributors. Coroner . [144], Media related to Herbalife at Wikimedia Commons. [134] During the 2020 Summer Olympics, Herbalife Nutrition was a sponsor of the Olympic Committee of Israel and the Indian Olympic Association. Mark R. Hughes (January 1, 1956 May 21, 2000) was an American entrepreneur who was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Herbalife International Ltd, a multi-level marketing company. Customer Service. [31][32] In January 2019, Herbalife announced that it was replacing Goudis after learning of comments he had made before taking over as CEO that was contrary to the companys expense-related policies and business practices and inconsistent with the company's standards and culture. Former CEO Johnson subsequently took over the role on an interim basis. Herbalife paid Rosen $3.3 million last year. Hughes died after a 4-day drinking binge, apparently from an overdose of alcohol and the antidepressant drug doxepin. [39][40]:16 The company's production process is based on a 'seed to feed' strategy, which the company initiated in the 2010s that allows it to trace where the ingredients in its nutritional products originated. This sales model is known professionally as "multi-level-marketing", but it is also often referred to as a "pyramid scheme". Mark Reynolds Hughes, Herbalife's founder and president, is among witnesses who have been subpoenaed. This shady sale set off a decades-long legal war between Alex Hughes' estate, the trustees and the developers. Mark set out to sell his very first product, a protein shake, from the trunk of his car. His blood alcohol level was 0.21% (more than double the drunk driving level). He planned on building a 45,000 square foot palace at Tower Grove, complete with 25 bedrooms and stunningly beautiful 360-degree views of the world. [142], The 2018 book When The Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle by Scott Wapner discusses Ackman's short of the company and his battle with Icahn. [10][2], In February 1980, aged 24, Hughes founded Los Angeles-based Herbalife International. (Photo by Axel Koester/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images). [7], Regulators contended that the company was making medicinal claims. Emily Green of the Daily Journal reported on February 28, 2013 that the estate of Mark R. Hughes, founder of Hebalife, Ltd., who died in 2000, is still being litigated in the appellate court.The latest turn of events comes from a claim for $3 million in attorneys' fees made by the law firm of Mitchell Silberberg . [131] In addition to these team and player sponsorships, Turkish Women's Basketball Super League has been named 'Herbalife Nutrition Women's Basketball Super League' for three years starting the 2019-2020 regular season. Herbalife Faces Struggle After Death of Founder Mark Hughes Herbalife Founder on Drinking Binge Before Death Make money now, ask me how! Pair was named acting president and CEO following the death of founder Mark Hughes (1"The Rose Sheet" May 29, p. 7). [93], On December 20, 2012, Bill Ackman (of Pershing Square Capital) presented a series of arguments outlining why his firm believed that Herbalife operated a "sophisticated pyramid scheme" and contended that its stock would hit zero. Marconi has fought with Pair before, at one point telling Hughes to fire Pair during a company downturn in the mid-1980s. Subsequently, Bill Ackman lost $400-$500 million on his bet. He was being treated by a psychiatrist for a drinking problem. Distributors are responsible for providing receipts for sales and proving they have legitimate customers. Herbalife obviously disagrees, and has gone to great lengths to defend its honor in public statements and media interviews. In 2012, the 20 year old Alex Hughes finally had his day in court. Whitney & Company and Golden Gate Capital. -Herbalife CEO, Michael Johnson Despite it being referred to as a "tragic accident" by Herbalife in the above email sent out last Monday, news broke today that Herbalife top earner John Peterson's death was infact suicide. After Hughes was arrested twice for drunk driving, in 1996 and 1997, Marconi said he approached Rosen and Pair with a plan to take Hughes to a secretive alcohol-treatment center in Switzerland for three weeks. [60] Herbalife's SEC 10-Q filings stated that the Israeli Ministry of Health did not establish a causal relationship between the product and liver ailments. Marconi said the two made a strategic decision to split the business into a manufacturer and a marketing company. Hughes often stated that the genesis of his product and program stemmed from the weight loss concerns of his mother Joanne whose premature death he attributed to an eating disorder and an unhealthy approach to weight loss. US EIN51-0523266. On August 20, 2019, it was revealed that The Mountain of Beverly Hills had been sold at auction for $100,000. He wrote frequently about consumer and safety issues in the car business and the relationship between the auto industry and the state and national economies. While the board approved the buyout offer, shareholders of the company filed a suit against the firm because they believed the share price they were offered was unfair. Herbalife's multi-level-marketing plan was outrageously successful. Mr. Hughes, 44, who promoted natural healing methods using Herbalife's health care and weight-loss products, was being treated by a psychiatrist for his drinking problem and smoked six to eight cigars a day, according to the coroner's report. Herbalife faces hurdles after founder's death. He structured his company using a direct-selling, multi-level marketing model. Existing Subscriber? Hughes was found dead in his Malibu mansion May 21. The findings showed that the reason behind was the mixing of overdose of alcohol and an antidepressant Mark had been using. [45] In the U.S., the company has manufacturing facilities in Lake Forest, California[46] and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Their marriage continued until his death the following year on May 21, 2000, at his home in Malibu, California. [52], Herbalife Nutrition is a multi-level marketing company. [42][43] The facility produces botanical extracts, including teas, guarana, chamomile, broccoli, and bilberry, for use in many of the company's products. [133] It also has a multi-year sponsorship with Jonathan Dos Santos of the LA Galaxy. It took more than a decade since Mark's untimely death to resolve these legal battles. [9], In 1976, after Seyforth Laboratories shut down, he joined Golden Youth, a direct-sales outfit that sells exercise equipment and weight-control products. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. They divorced in 1984 and in the same year, he married Angela Mack, a Swedish former beauty queen. The cause of Hughes' death recalls that of his mother. They said diversifying the companys supply chain was a prudent business decision. [75] However, neither a 2005 American Association for the Study of the Liver position paper[76] on the management of acute liver failure nor a 2013 review in the New England Journal of Medicine[77] lists "overzealous dieting" among the recognized causes of acute liver failure. LOS ANGELES - Mark Hughes, the controversial 44-year-old founder, chairman and chief executive of nutritional and diet products maker Herbalife International Inc., was found dead in his $25 million beachfront mansion, apparently of natural causes, officials said Monday. Now in 95 countries and achieving record retail sales of $7.5 billion in 2013 according to company statements. Mark's son Alex Hughes was born in 1992 and he will become very important to this story in a minute. The rift between these individuals took a public twist Tuesday. Hughes was born in La Mirada, California on January 1, 1956, the son of Stuard Hartman and Jo Ann Hughes. [18][19] In 2006, the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled to remove Reynolds from supervising a $35 million custodianship after finding that he violated multiple probate laws by ceding control to Klein and commingling Alex's personal assets with partnership accounts. [23][24][25], This article is about the businessman and founder of, "THE UNCERTAIN START OF A REMARKABLE LIFE", "Despite Critics and Lawsuits, Herbalife Has Made Mark Hughes Wealthy If Not Healthy", "Safety, Methods Questioned: Herbalife: Weighty Profits and Government Probes", "The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry", "Synanon -CEDU - Brown Schools Medical Whistleblower", "The History of Synanon and Charles Dederich", "Mark Hughes, Founder of Herbalife, Dies at 44", "Mark R. Hughes, 44; Founded Nutrition Supplement Concern", "Herbalife And Mark Hughes - A Success Story? In 2013, two rival billionaires ended up taking the opposite side of Ackman's billion dollar bet. Hughes founded Herbalife International, a weight-loss and nutritional products company, in Beverly Hills in 1980. [11], By 1985, the company was considered the fastest-growing private company in America by Inc. after its sales increased from $386 thousand to $423 million over the previous five years. Scott Carrier, of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, said final . So now you know the history of Mark Hughes and Herbalife. Hughes became the school's best salesman. Oliver criticized Herbalife for its exploitation of Latino communities,[140] and overstatement of its products' health benefits. You will be charged Hughes was a juvenile delinquent who learned the art of sales while fund-raising for his reform school in the early 1970s. The shoplifting arrest and the harassment allegations threatened to tarnish Herbalifes image, Marconi said. Ackman believes that Herbalife is nothing more than a gigantic pyramid scheme that preys predominantly on unwitting lower-income people, especially those in the Latino community. "[13], Hughes reached settlements with the regulatory agencies in 1986. The company operates in 95 countries through a network of approximately 4.5million independent distributors and members. Autopsy on Herbalife founder finds death caused by accidental overdose Founder of weight-loss empire dead at 44 Herbalife founder Hughes dies in Calif. home Herbalife Lawsuit After all opinions and arguments were heard, on March 18, 2013, the judge finally came to a decision. He later became a millionaire again. Who can help student-athletes cash in? [127], Herbalife Nutrition has sponsored France's national volleyball team and the Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy since 2007 and has sponsored Cristiano Ronaldo since 2013. Herbalife profits enabled Marconi to expand his company, finance his Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, a charitable foundation for children and commission Italian sculptors to make full-scale replicas of Michelangelo works for his San Juan Capistrano ranch. That's Not A Typo. You will be notified in advance of any changes in rate or terms. He had already covered the purchase of a mansion for Suzan and Alex in Beverly Hills ,and would continue to pay for Alex's private schools and vacations. General counsel Robert Sandler said there were no sexual harassment complaints against Pair. Mark Reynolds Hughes, the wealthy 44-year-old founder of Herbalife International Inc., was found dead in his Malibu beachfront mansion Sunday morning, apparently of natural causes, a sheriffs spokesman said. It was certainly a wild ride while it lasted. At Herbalife Nutrition Foundation, we strive to grow our impact and continue carrying out Marks vision. When Golden Youth went out of business, Hughes decided to start his own operation. [55] In the U.S., the company now differentiates between individuals who join as a member to buy discounted products and those who join as a distributor seeking a business opportunity. [125] In response, Herbalife committed $40 million to resolve the issues, and began negotiations with both the US Justice Department and SEC. Pair subsequently pleaded no contest to the 1998 theft of about $400 in merchandise. But in the decade since the death, Mark's divorced . Orders New Trustees of Herbalife Founder's Fortune", "Nezavisni Herbalife lan - DanijelXenya", "Herbalife family foundation renews its partnership", "NGO gets funds to feed needy children - Khmer Times", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_R._Hughes&oldid=1138094363, This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 00:32. Throughout the growth of the company, three key players--two from Hughes reform school days and one who knew how to manufacture weight-loss products--fought for his ear while helping to chart Herbalifes course. When asked during the hearing how he could be qualified to challenge leading medical experts, Hughes snapped: I defy anybody to be able to produce results as this company has.. A third-generation Angeleno, Jerry Hirsch covered the automotive industry for the Los Angeles Times. In February 1980, aged 24, Hughes founded Los Angeles -based Herbalife International. In February 1980, Hughes founded Herbalife International. "[2], Hughes was 19 years old and still working for CEDU when his mother died in her apartment of an accidental drug overdose on April 27, 1975. Some health experts doubted the efficacy of Herbalife products, saying that in some instances they relied too heavily on laxatives and caffeine. The chief executive of Herbalife International Inc., Mark Hughes, died after a four-day drinking binge, according to a full report by the Los Angeles coroner. In 1994, Mark created Herbalife Nutrition Foundation (HNF), with the goal of improving childrens lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to vulnerable children. Herbalife paid Pair, the companys chief operating officer until Hughes death, $3.4 million last year. By 2000, his real estate portfolio alone was worth north of $100 million. Marconi also told Hughes about Pairs multiple acts of sexual harassment at Herbalife, according to the lawsuit. [96][97], According to a number of financial commentators, Ackman bet roughly $1 billion against the company;[98] soon after remarks to the press, the price of the stock decreased such that Ackman would have made $300 million if he had closed his short position then. Unfortunately over the years more than a dozen lawsuits have been filed over The Vineyard (now known as the Mountain of Beverly Hills, and listed in 2018 for $1 billion). [citation needed] In 1982, Herbalife received complaints from the Food and Drug Administration for claims made about certain products and the inclusion of mandrake, poke root, and food-grade linseed oil in another. [89] On December 3, 2013, a Belgian appeals court found for Herbalife, reversing the lower court's finding. [5] The company announced in November 2016 that Chief Operating Officer Richard Goudis would take over the position of CEO in June 2017 and Johnson would transition to executive chairman. But as the companies grew, Hughes wound up with an interest in what became Global Health, collecting $43 million in a 1998 Marconi-led leveraged buyout of the manufacturer. LOS ANGELES -- Herbalife International Inc. named chief operating officer Christopher Pair acting president and chief executive of the nutritional and diet products company Monday, a day after the . TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. If you follow financial news, you may have heard about the ongoing battle between a billionaire hedge fund manager named Bill Ackman and the multi-level marketing company Herbalife. Tel: 213-568-4994 Over the years, various people have described Tower Grove as one of, if not THE, most beautiful and desirable pieces of real estate in Los Angeles. In February 1980, Mark R. Hughes began selling the original Herbalife weight management product from the trunk of his car. Pair was named acting president and CEO following the death of founder Mark Hughes (1"The Rose Sheet" May 29, p. 7). [13] The company settled the suit for $850,000 without admitting wrongdoing. For the latest 12-month requalification period ending January 2019, approximately 67.9 percent of the eligible sales leaders requalified. Hughes laid plans to build a 46,000 square foot house on the property, complete with tennis courts, a million-gallon pond and wildlife sanctuary. The handsome hard-driving businessman, who sparred with regulators in the . Los Angeles, Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Herbalife International Inc.'s Web site still uses a video of Mark Hughes hawking weight- loss pills and nutritional supplements two months after the company's founder died of a prescription drug overdose. And keep in mind, the property does not yet feature a house. By the early 90s, Herbalife's annual revenues topped $1 billion. Last fall, dissatisfied with the price Herbalife shares were fetching on the stock market, Hughes announced he would by all the companys outstanding shares, then selling for $12 or lower, for $17 a share. His mother's death had a huge impact on Mark future life. On Feb. 2, three months before he died, Mr. Hughes amended his family trust to give his wife, Darcy, $10 million within 45 days of his death. At the time, the California attorney general, John Van De Kamp, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal as saying it was the "largest settlement ever attained from a health products company. [16], In February 1999, Hughes married Darcy LaPier, an American actress and model. 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Herbalife. The FTC released 729 pages containing 192 complaints received over a 7-year period in regards to the New York Post's FOIA request. [2] In the ninth grade Hughes dropped out of school and began using drugs himself. The exact cause of his death is going to be determined by a coroners autopsy later this week, said Deputy Bruce Thomas. They also engendered Pairs bad will, according to the lawsuit. Two months after Hughes died, Herbalife fired another long-time Hughes associate, former executive vice president Michael E. Rosen, who was a counselor at the reform school attended by Hughes. Norine Plett. Not a good combination. Hughes eventually abandoned his attempt to buy the company and settled the suit with shareholders. I'm going to fuck you one way or the other.". An autopsy was performed because of his relatively young age. Call me when you're ready to give me what I want". [12] That same year, the California Attorney General sued the company for making inflated claims about the efficacy of its products. Mark Hughes was an extraordinarily unique person who lived an extraordinarily unique life. [41] Since 2013, the company has operated a botanical extraction facility in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. This would allow Alex to manage the money himself and potentially inherit a much larger portion much sooner than the age of 35. In July 2018, the Mountain was listed for sale. According to the lawsuit, Hughes apparently relented to a passionate appeal by Pair, who met Hughes during his reform school days at the Cedu School in Running Springs, Calif. Herbalife has variously described Pair as a former advisor and intern at the institution. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. [27], On May 7, 2014, the company announced that it entered into a deal with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to repurchase $266 million of its stock. HERBALIFE NUTRITION FOUNDATION [54] The settlement also required that distributors are only able to earn one-third of their rewards based on recruitment. Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA According to a court-ordered audit, in 2005, the value of 13 year old Alex Hughes' trust fund had grown to $400 million. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}335126N 1181731W / 33.8572N 118.2919W / 33.8572; -118.2919, Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., also called Herbalife International, Inc. (with a U.S. subsidiary called Herbalife International of America) or simply Herbalife, is a global multi-level marketing (MLM) corporation that develops and sells dietary supplements. Upset by the valuation given his company on the stock market, Hughes unsuccessfully tried to arrange financing to buy out shareholders. Mr. Hughes, 44 years old, was found dead at his $25 million Malibu One close associate told of a failed scheme to spirit Hughes to a Swiss detox center so word of his addictions wouldnt spread. Not much is known about Mark's early life other than his family grew up in humble circumstances and that his mother, Jo Ann Hughes, died when he was 18. LOS ANGELES Herbalife founder Mark Hughes died accidentally, the result of a lethal combination of alcohol and an antidepressant, the Los Angeles County coroner has determined. You know, in case your guest has a guest. [2][4][5][6] Part of Hughes' CEDU rehab required him to raise money by selling raffle tickets. "[7] Toxicological tests showed potentially lethal levels of the painkiller Darvon in her system. 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