Daily Herald | Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 11:00 pm
People on the Move
Nu Skin names new head of Japanese operations -- Nu Skin Enterprises of Provo named Gary K. Sumihiro president of Nu Skin Japan.
Sumihiro replaces Robert Conlee, who has served in that position since 2004 and will continue to oversee the company's North Asia region, which includes Japan. Conlee will be based in Nu Skin's corporate headquarters.
Prior to joining Nu Skin, Sumihiro worked for Amway Japan Ltd. as vice president and chief operating officer. He has held several positions throughout his 12-year tenure, including representative director, corporate secretary and general counsel.
Former UVSC trustee appointed to state board of regents -- Former Utah Valley State College board of trustees Chairman Jack Zenger has been appointed to the Utah State board of regents. His term will expire on June 30, 2011.
Zenger replaces attorney Michael Jensen, who is leaving to serve a church mission. Zenger's nomination will come before the Utah State Senate today.
The 18-member board of regents, which is made up of educators, students and community members, makes policy decisions for Utah's system of higher education, examining issues such as budgets, tuition costs and new degree proposals.
Zenger served on the UVSC board of trustees from 1997 through 2005 and has also served as chair of UVSC's Business School Advisory Council and co-chair of the National Presidential Advisory Board.
He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brigham Young University, an MBA from UCLA and a doctorate of business administration from the University of Southern California. He was a faculty member at USC and also taught at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.
Business Event
UVEF to host luncheon Thursday -- The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum will host a luncheon on creativity featuring speaker Brandt Anderson. "I believe that creativity is best focused on the things we love and enjoy. The things we love about life, the thoughts we have when we are not required to focus or think. It is in these moments where if we focus our passion and energy, we can create art regardless of training, background or profession," Anderson said on his Web site.
"Because I believe technology should simplify life and not complicate it, we have created software products that will reduce the pains of working in a small business," he said.
UVEF will also spotlight Steven Roy, regional director for Utah Science, Technology and Research or USTAR. Roy will discuss how USTAR can help investors and entrepreneurs tap into the new technologies and research emerging from the university offices of technology commercialization. Cost: Free for UVEF members. $25 for nonmembers. Location: Novell cafeteria, 1860 S. East Bay, Provo. Time: 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. To reserve a place, e-mail Dan Purdon at danpurdon@cedo.org.
This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page D6.