Amway President Doug DeVos Receives Direct Selling Industry Award
Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009
ADA, Mich., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Amway President Doug DeVos has been given the Circle of Honor award from the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF).
DeVos received the Circle of Honor Tuesday, June 2 at an awards banquet in Washington, D.C. during the annual meeting of the Direct Selling Association (DSA). The Direct Selling Education Foundation established the award in 1988 to recognize persons who've provided outstanding leadership to the foundation through their personal efforts, involvement and commitment.
"I am thrilled to receive this prestigious award," said DeVos. "For years, I have been active as a DSEF leader, and I've been highly committed to helping the DSEF grow and increase its global impact by enhancing the scope of its programs. I am honored that my colleagues in the direct selling industry fully appreciate those efforts."
DeVos is a major international figure within the direct selling industry. He has served in all the leadership capacities of DSEF and DSA including the roles of board chairman, and is past chairman of the board of directors for the U.S. Direct Selling Association. He also is the current vice-chairman of the World Federation Direct Selling Association (WFDSA), and serves on the WFDSA CEO Council.
The Circle of Honor is the DSEF's highest honor. Past recipients have included direct selling industry leaders, academics, and consumer advocates who have been strong supporters of the foundation and its mission. Amway co-founder Rich DeVos was a recipient in 2001.
"Doug has been a leader, a visionary and a voice of reason for the foundation," said Doris Christopher, chair of the DSEF, and chairwoman and founder of The Pampered Chef. "He understands the value of the foundation's unique work on behalf of all of our companies - from the smallest to the largest. And he is carrying on an important family tradition that goes back to the foundation's establishment 36 years ago."
About Amway
Amway is one of the world's largest direct selling businesses. Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Ada, Michigan, USA, Amway offers consumer products and business opportunities in more than 80 countries and territories worldwide. The company also provides product development, manufacturing and logistics services through its Access Business Group and Alticor Corporate Enterprises divisions. In its most recent fiscal year, the Amway family of companies reported annual sales of $8.2 billion. For more information, please contact Amway's media relations staff at 616.787.7565, or via e-mail at: mediainfo@amway.com.
About the Direct Selling Education Foundation
The Direct Selling Education Foundation, created in 1973 by visionary leaders of the Direct Selling Association, serves the public as the direct selling industry's goodwill ambassador. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the international non-profit organization offers unique and comprehensive programs on contemporary issues of importance to business executives, consumer advocates, academics, students, public policy officials, and members of the small business and entrepreneurship community here in the United States and abroad.
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