AVENTURA, Fla. — At its annual Self-Care Leadership Summit (SLS) this week, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) welcomed 20 new members since last year – five manufacturers and 15 associate members – reflecting the broadening landscape in personal healthcare including over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, dietary supplements, and consumer medical devices. Additionally, the association and CHPA Educational Foundation elected several new board members and officers.
New manufacturer members include: Alliance Pharma Inc. which makes OTC brands Vamousse and dietary supplement brands Amberen Menopause & Perimenopause Multi-Symptom Relief; Beurer North America, makers of consumer medical devices including nebulizers, blood pressure monitors, TENS/EMS devices and heating pads; Blueroot Health, Inc. which manufactures the dietary supplement brands Vital Nutrients, Hyperbiotics Probiotics, and Bariatric Fusion; Scholl’s Wellness Company which makes OTC brands – including Scholl’s Clear Away Wart, Corn, Callus removers; Duragel Callus, Corn Remover; Ingrown Toenail; Liquid Corn and Callus Remover; and, One Step Corn Removers – as well as consumer medical device brand Dr. Scholl’s Insoles and Custom Fit Orthotics; and, Sea-Band Ltd. which produces OTCs including anti-nausea ginger gum and consumer medical devices like acupressure wrist bands.
“Companies interested in OTCs, supplements, and devices are increasingly finding a fit with CHPA’s vision of personal healthcare,” said Scott Melville, president and CEO of CHPA, “and we’re thrilled to bring these companies on-board to help advance the association’s mission and to push the industry forward.”
New associate members who provide products and services to manufacturers include companies in the following areas:
- Clinical research and testing: Eurofins Food, Feed & Supplement and PPD Inc.
- Brand strategy: Strategy Concepts
- Data and analysis: Klick Inc., and Nailbiter, Inc.
- Marketing: 5by5
- Nonprofits: American Dental Association and Dispensary of Hope
- Packaging: Amcor and International Paper Retail Packaging & Display
- Private equity/venture capital: Houlihan Lokey and Oak View Point Partners, LLC
- CMO: Premier Brands of America, Inc., and Sofgen Pharmaceuticals LLC
- Sales & marketing: CROSSMARK
Each year CHPA elects one-third of its board of directors, and newly elected board members include:
- Michelle Wang Goodridge, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, Inc. (Chair of the Association)
- David Bankeroff, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
- James Barickman, Infirst Healthcare Inc.
- Peter Borsuk, Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.
- Agustin Caceres, Genomma Lab USA Inc.
- Glenn Davis, Competitive Promotion Report LLC
- John Ferris, Bausch+Lomb
- Tim Grannan, Blistex Inc.
- John Incledon, Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
- Lisa Paley, GSK Consumer Healthcare
- Carlyn Solomon, Santa Cruz Nutritionals
- Robert Sanders, IRI
- Chris Tedesco, Reckitt
- Bruce Weiss, Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
- Daniel Yim, Kobayashi Consumer Products, LLC
Two new board members were elected to the CHPA Educational Foundation:
- Helene Pamon, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare
- Saumya Mishra, Nestle Health Science