Ignacio Bayón joins Naturhouse as an independent board member
Madrid, 16 November 2016.-
Naturhouse’s Board of Directors has appointed Ignacio Bayón Marine as an independent member of the company’s board. The appointment was made through the co-opting procedure in place to cover the vacancy left by independent board member Juan María Nin Génova, who left his post in July.
Naturhouse, a company specialising in the sale of dietary products and dietary re-education, brings into its highest executive body a professional with proven experience and prestige in the field of business. As well as being an independent board member at Naturhouse, Ignacio Bayón is chairman of FAD, which fights drug addiction in Spain. He is also chairman of Citroën Hispania and leads Universidad de Comillas’ Board of Trustees. He is a former Minister of Industry and Energy (1980-1982) and has been chairman of a range of companies, such as RENFE, Espasa Calpe publishing house, Grucycsa, Osma and Realia. He has also been a board member at Nestlé, Canal Plus, Repsol, Telefónica, FCC and the Instituto Nacional de Industria, among others. Ignacio Bayón has a PhD in Law from Madrid’s Universidad Complutense and is also a State and Parliamentary Counsel.
According to Félix Revuelta, chairman of Naturhouse, “Ignacio Bayón’s appointment further reinforces the professionalization of our Group and he is a valuable addition who will bring talent and expertise to Naturhouse.”
About Naturhouse
Naturhouse is a Spanish business group listed on the Spanish stock exchange that works in the diet and nutrition sector, with a proprietary and distinctive business model based on the “Naturhouse Method”. The method combines the sale of food supplements with free, personalised advice and monitoring from a qualified specialist. Since it opened its first shop in the Spanish city of Vitoria in 1992, Naturhouse has provided advice to more than 5,500,000 people. The company, which operates in 32 countries, had 2,262 centres at 30 October 2016, both directly operated and franchises. Naturhouse is the only diet food business to be present throughout the whole value chain, from product development and manufacturing to sales and customer assessment. This, alongside the business’ low investment requirements and an attractive return for franchisees, has meant the company has received numerous awards. For seven consecutive years, it has been selected as one of the top 100 franchises worldwide by Franchise Direct.
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