LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Mark Hughes, the founder of Herbalife International, one of the world's leading distributors of herbal products, died of an accidental overdose after mixing alcohol with a "toxic level" of antidepressants, authorities said Friday. The company's stated goal was to market healthy weight loss products and generally change the nutritional habits of the world. 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. Rosen did not respond to an interview request. [4], The company has been criticized for allegedly operating a "sophisticated pyramid scheme". An autopsy . [35], Herbalife Nutrition's products include weight-loss and protein shakes,[36] as well as protein bars, teas, aloes, vitamins, and sports hydration, energy, and personal care products. Its charismatic founder Mark Hughes was found dead at the age of 44 in his mansion. 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[103][104] In March 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ackman had "largely exited" his bet against the company,[105] while others reported that the bet against Herbalife had cost his company hundreds of millions of dollars and damaged the confidence of investors in his hedge fund. A third-generation Angeleno, Jerry Hirsch covered the automotive industry for the Los Angeles Times. [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. In 2013, two rival billionaires ended up taking the opposite side of Ackman's billion dollar bet. Instead, according to the lawsuit, the unnamed analyst maintained Rosens personal checkbook, tracked his investments on a daily basis, paid his bills and helped prepare his tax filings. 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. Early marketing materials said Marconi was a well-respected nutritional expert with a doctorate who helped develop the Herbalife Slim & Trim diet product. [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. According to the same court documents, when the topic of the beach house was brought up again that night, the trustee made the following remark to Suzan (with Alex standing just a few feet away): "I'll get you on your knees eventually, Suzan. During his life, he was married to four different beauty queens including a former Hawaiian Tropic model and a former Miss Petite USA. Herbalife . The PBS documentary Steve Jobs: One Last Thing is a tribute to the visionary entrepreneur who was the co-founder and CEO of Apple. [26] In the mid 2000s, Herbalife upgraded its manufacturing facilities, moving manufacturing to around 60% in-house, and changed how the company sold its products to distributors. He structured his company using a direct-selling, multi-level marketing model. [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. [42][43] The facility produces botanical extracts, including teas, guarana, chamomile, broccoli, and bilberry, for use in many of the company's products. "[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. The trustees LENT money to a man named Charles Dickens, who had absolutely no experience in real estate development, so he could buy the property from them with their money for $23.75 million. In the meantime, he would receive an estimated $250,000 stipend every year which would some day grow to $2 million per year. Concerning Mischaracterization in Advertisement", "Herbalife's Claims Drawing Medical Fire, Government Probes", "History of Herbalife International, Inc. FundingUniverse", "Herbalife Lays Off 573, Blames Slowing Sales", "Nobel Prize Winner Didn't Disclose Herbalife Contract (Update1)", "Herbalife's Afterlife Challenge; Charismatic Leader Left an Image Problem and Other Issues", "Herbalife's Hughes Plans to Privatize In $500 Million, Leveraged Buyout", "But where are the distributors' yachts? Hughes, seeking a height limit exemption, found himself in a bitter fight with local homeowners, who said they feared the exemption would pave the way for other exemptions. [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. In January 2009, the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reached the same conclusion. Neither the alcohol nor the drug were present in sufficient quantity to have been the sole cause of death, Carrier said. The shoplifting arrest and the harassment allegations threatened to tarnish Herbalifes image, Marconi said. He budgeted $100 million for his dream. "[2][3] At 16, he was sent to CEDU High School, a private residential school for troubled youngsters in Running Springs, CA whose origins were associated with Synanon, a group founded in 1958 and later described as a cult. Scientific studies in 2007 by doctors at the University Hospital of Bern in Switzerland and the Liver Unit of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Israel found an association between consumption of Herbalife products and hepatitis. "The approval there was based on how much funds you raised," Hughes told People magazine in 1985. He was being treated by a psychiatrist for a drinking problem. CNN News, June 17, 2000. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. [79] Interestingly, race, genetics, age, and sex are all potential risk factors that may predispose individuals to Herbalife side effects[80], In December 2020, a 2019 paper analysing Herbalife's slimming products' association with one patient's fatal acute liver failure was retracted by the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. [47][48], Herbalife's claims of health benefits from its products have met scrutiny from the medical community, consumers, and government agencies. It was Rosen, an advisor at the Cedu School, who met Hughes in the 1970s and discovered that the shaggy but charismatic Hughes had a talent for raising funds for the program. On June 16, the coroner found that Mr. Hughes had died May 21 of an overdose of alcohol and a toxic level of doxepin, an antidepressant. They are not leaning toward foul play at all.. Pair was named acting president and CEO following the death of founder Mark Hughes (1"The Rose Sheet" May 29, p. 7). Einhorn said the short had been closed before the end of 2012. They were accused of bribing Chinese officials in order to procure sales permits and to influence an investigation into Herbalife. [8], Hughes began his career in 1976 at Seyforth Laboratories selling diet products. Not a good combination. Carrier said the combination of the alcohol and Doxepin would cause excessive sedation, causing the brain center that controls respiration to shut down. In July 2018, the Mountain was listed for sale. And keep in mind, the property does not yet feature a house. It explored the allegation from Bill Ackman that Herbalife was a pyramid scheme and personal stories of its distributors who lost their life savings. In an interview, Marconi said he has always looked out for Hughes interest, either helping or attempting to bail Hughes out of difficult situations. Existing Subscriber? [44] Before extracts are processed, they undergo a botanical identification program and are tested several times throughout the production process. 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. [45] The processed raw materials from the extraction facility are used at all of the company's branded manufacturing facilities as well as by its partners. Tel: 213-568-4994 As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. [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. filed on July 16, 2003, the plaintiffs alleged that some of Herbalife International's distributors used pre-recorded telephone messages and autodialers to contact prospective customers in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. He was just 44 years old and had been suffering for several months from insomnia and a recurring case of pneumonia. He was fined $1,762; sentenced to a day in jail, 12 months probation and court-ordered psychiatric counseling; and told to stay clear of Saks, according to court records. Rich L.A. homeowners are snapping them up, Elizabeth Holmes cites her new baby as a reason she should avoid prison for Theranos scam. [13] The company settled the suit for $850,000 without admitting wrongdoing. [101][102], In November 2017, Ackman closed out his short position after Herbalife shares increased by 51 percent over the year, and replaced it with a less aggressive put option. [106][107], Based on information from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the New York Post reported on February 4, 2013, that Herbalife was subject to a pending probe from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It gets worse. Now in 95 countries and achieving record retail sales of $7.5 billion in 2013 according to company statements. But in the decade since the death, Mark's divorced . External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. Wife #4, Darcy LaPiere (the Hawaiian Tropic model), had previously been married to action star Jean-Claude Van Damme. We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. At midnight, she went to sleep after he ''resisted her efforts'' to wake him. So It Redesigned Its Iconic Can. Mark R. Hughes Herbalife Nutrition/Founders [21], In 2002, the company was acquired for US$685million by J.H. It was the most expensive real estate transaction in Southern California history up to that point. 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. [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. The company has since named Chief Operating Officer Christopher Pair acting president and chief executive. [7], Regulators contended that the company was making medicinal claims. Herbalife relies on a worldwide network of more than 100,000 independent distributors, most of them working part time, to pitch the companys line of herbal and weight-loss products to neighbors, co-workers and relatives. Aug. 12, 2000 12 AM PT. They reached an agreement where Marconi would develop a series of products for Hughes, who would sell them through a new company called Herbalife. He forced the property into foreclosure to kick out Dickens and the other shady characters who by then had run up $200 million worth of debt with the trust. Marconi also told Hughes about Pairs multiple acts of sexual harassment at Herbalife, according to the lawsuit. Because Merv found out that the largest estate in Los Angeles at the time was Aaron Spelling's 56,000 square foot house. [120], The company remains under investigation as of early 2019 both by the United States Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for corruption in China. Hughes founded Herbalife in 1980, and the company hit $500 million in annual sales five years later. 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. [52], Herbalife Nutrition is a multi-level marketing company. A study of the cases funded by the Israeli Ministry of Health concluded that there was a causative relationship. LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Mark Hughes, the founder of Herbalife International, one of the world's leading distributors of herbal products, died of an accidental overdose after mixing alcohol with a "toxic level" of antidepressants, authorities said Friday. [37] The company's original product is the Formula 1 protein shake, a soy-based meal-replacement shake. What Happened? Hughes was found dead in his Malibu mansion May 21. By the early 90s, Herbalife's annual revenues topped $1 billion. We are confident that Herbalife is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations." The company also announced that its shareholders had approved a two-for-one stock split. 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). [23]:15[24] In April 2003, Michael O. Johnson joined Herbalife as CEO following a 17-year career with The Walt Disney Company. Fast forward 20 years: In 2018, the property was renamed "The Mountain of Beverly Hills". On Feb. 2, three. Herbalife officials said Marconis claims were absurd. AllRightsReserved. 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. In February 1980, Mark R. Hughes began selling the original Herbalife weight management product from the trunk of his car. The exact cause of his death is going to be determined by a coroners autopsy later this week, said Deputy Bruce Thomas. The Department of Justice of Canada filed criminal charges against the company in November 1984 for misleading medical claims in advertisements. Mark's sole heir was his son Alexander Hughes, who was eight years old at the time. It was a meteoric success, reaching $500 million in sales in just five years. This house sat on 7.5 acres and featured 300 feet of beachfront property. That means he was betting $1 billion that the share price would go DOWN. This would allow Alex to manage the money himself and potentially inherit a much larger portion much sooner than the age of 35. He was born to a poor family, became a millionaire at age 30, and went broke when he was 33. The product debuted in 1980 and, as of 2015, was the company's best selling product accounting for nearly 30% of total sales. Inc. founder and Chief Executive Mark Hughes last Each of the three associates would spend one week with Hughes to make sure he finished the program. LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Mark Hughes, the founder of Herbalife International, one of the world's leading distributors of herbal products, died of an accidental overdose after mixing alcohol. Alex was only 8 in 2000 when his father, Herbalife founder Mark Hughes, died and left a $400 million trust for his only son to inherit at 35. Pair was named acting president and CEO following the death of founder Mark Hughes (1"The Rose Sheet" May 29, p. 7). Previously, Pair was Herbalife exec VP, chief operating officer and secretary. When a series of congressional hearings questioning the efficacy of Herbalife products put the company into a tailspin in the mid-1980s, Hughes asked Marconi for help. Why 58,000 square feet? Mark had one child, with wife #3 Suzan Schroder (the former Miss Petite USA). "I got in trouble with the law. Indeed, in several regulatory filings, Herbalife has said it was nearing the end of a three-year supply agreement with Global and that it was not sure if it would continue the relationship. filed on February 17, 2005, the plaintiff challenged "the marketing practices of certain Herbalife International independent distributors under various state laws". Mark Hughes (19562000) founded Herbalife in 1980, with the goal of changing the nutritional habits of the world, one person at a time. 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