Nancy Hughes
Vice-President, Sales and Marketing

Nancy Hughes leads business development, sales, marketing, customer service and quality control for food additives, animal nutrition, pharmaceutical intermediates and powder coatings in North America. To set the standard in strategic customer service in Niutang's markets, she has developed reliable distribution networks, rigorous quality control systems and product customization capabilities. She also has launched new products and attracted new global customers while strengthening relationships with existing ones.

Before joining Niutang, Ms. Hughes was vice-president of business development at Unico Holdings, a private-label health products manufacturer. Her responsibilities included developing new products, negotiating contract agreements and managing sales strategy as well as leading the successful effort to acquire the company's largest competitor.

Ms. Hughes has served in a number of prominent sales positions for The NutraSweet Company. As director of key global accounts, she managed strategic relationships with The Coca-Cola Company, Univar U.S.A., JM Smucker, Procter & Gamble and North American retailers. While national business development manager, Ms. Hughes launched the company's private label tabletop sweetener sales division.

Ms. Hughes has also held a variety of sales and marketing positions at Unilever Personal Products Division, Del Monte Foods and Drackett Products Company. While at Unilever's Helene Curtis division, she received the coveted 'President's Sales Award' several times for her outstanding sales and marketing accomplishments.

Ms. Hughes holds a bachelor of science in education from the University of Georgia.