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This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Pharmavite CEO Barry steps down: Nutritional supplement giant Pharmavite says President and CEO Connie Barry will resign effective Jan. 31, 2010, due to health reasons. Barry, who has been with the Northridge, Calif.-based firm for 30 years, spearheaded the introduction of theSoyJoy nutrition bar in 2007 and led the firm while the Nature Made brand grew, the firm says Dec. 18. A successor will be named "in the next few weeks," the firm adds
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