CHPA elects new board members

WASHINGTON The Consumer Healthcare Products Association on Nov. 17 elected new board members and executive committee vice chairs, the association announced last week in its newsletter.

CHPA’s new board members include:

• William Hemelt, president and CEO, Matrixx Initiatives;
• Colleen Jay, VP North America personal health, global digestive wellness, Procter & Gamble;
• Matthew Mannelly, president and CEO, Prestige Brands;
• James Medford, president and CEO, Aaron Industries;
• Jeffrey Rowan, president and CEO, Fleet Laboratories; and
• Paul Sturman, president and GM, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare.

CHPA elected Charles Hough, OTC Business Unit, region head – North America, Novartis Consumer Health, Peter Luther, president, McNeil Consumer Healthcare; and Roger Scarlett-Smith, president, North America, Consumer Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline as executive committee vice chairs.

In addition, CHPA’s board of directors elected four active member companies, including: Boiron, Essential Home OTCs, Heatmax and Honey Don’t Cough.