Member of Disney's legal team flies over to Herbalife.THE latest of several new executive appointments at Herbalife International Inc. involves former Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. attorney Brett Chapman, who has been named general counsel of the Los Angeles-based distributor of weight management products. Chapman will have to guide Herbalife through a complex regulatory environment, overseeing the company's legal staff worldwide. "Herbalife is not dissimilar from my previous job, because it's also such a highly regulated industry," he said. "But instead of dealing with the (Federal Trade Commission) and the (Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. ), we're dealing with the (Food and Drug Administration) and legislation." In his 13 years with Disney, Chapman had several posts, including senior vice president and general counsel for Walt Disney International and senior vice president and assistant general counsel at Walt Disney Co., where he was responsible for all legal affairs outside the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Immediately before joining Herbalife, he was senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Disney, responsible for all legal matters relating to Disney's media networks group, including the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. network and its cable, radio and Internet properties. He joins a company looking to boost its 2002 retail revenues of nearly $2 billion through sales of weight-loss supplements. "Treatment of obesity is a huge growth industry, so the international part of this business is a big area of growth," he said. Chapman received his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , and a law degree from Southwestern University in Los Angeles. A former motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. racer, he is a licensed pilot who restores and rides classic motorcycles. Chapman, 48, was born in and still lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons, eight and 10. |
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