Scottsdale, AZ. (August 27, 2019) – Plexus Worldwide (Plexus), a leading direct-selling health and wellness company focused on health and happiness, is pleased to announce the addition of industry veteran Kim Drabik to its leadership team as the Director of Government Relations. In this new corporate role, Drabik will be responsible for driving strategy that moves good public policy, stakeholder engagement involved with local, state, federal and global government affairs.

“Kim brings established and well-known direct selling industry strategies trusted around the world,” said Chris Reid, Vice President of Compliance and General Counsel of Plexus. “She will be an incredible asset to the team as we continue our rapid global expansion.”

Drabik previously worked at Amway for 28 years, where she held a variety of positions in leading industry and shareholder relations, research and development, corporate communications, corporate citizenship and technical regulatory affairs. Her work at Amway took her to more than 25 countries where she led compliance strategies and public policy negotiations.

“Staying in an industry I love was important to me in looking at the next step in my career, and Plexus provided the perfect opportunity to work with a talented team, as well as help them grow and expand,” said Drabik. “I look forward to using my extensive experience to help Plexus maintain its reputation as a trusted industry innovator that operates in a way that a direct selling company can, and should, be run.”

Drabik holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care from the University of Michigan. She also has a long history of industry leadership roles including serving as Advocacy Chairman for World Federation of Direct Selling Associations, the Board of Directors of the United States Direct Selling Association as well as the Council of Better Business Bureaus Partnership Circle.

“Kim’s proven track record to lead teams, simplify daunting projects, and provide strategic counsel will be critical to Plexus’ next phase of growth,” said Tarl Robinson, CEO and Founder of Plexus. “We are thrilled to have her as part of the One Plexus team.”

Plexus Worldwide has seen significant growth in recent years, having expanded operations to Canada and Australia in the last two years and plans to open offices in Mexico in 2020. This year, Plexus also rose in the rankings from Direct Selling News to be among the top 15 largest direct sales companies in the United States and the top 30 global companies.