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January 25, 2004

Get to know Doug DeVos

By QBlog in

MLive, a Michigan news conglomerate, did a nice piece on Alticor president Doug DeVos. The Style of Doug DeVos gives a brief biography of DeVos and some insight into the culture of the company.

DeVos grew up in a family devoted to Christianity.

"Faith was a prominent part in our life," he said. "My mom and dad lived the faith. It was part of who we were and how we lived. Dinner was a time for prayer. Before we went to bed was a time of prayer. When the family faced challenges, it was a time to rely on our faith.

"My faith is demonstrated in everything that I do. I would hope I am no different when I am at work or when I am home with my family."

For some reason the paragraph that really stood out to me states:
It also has added Internet sales through its Quixtar division, and its international operations have grown to the point that more than 80 percent of all sales are outside the United States.
Think about that. I've known that Alticor, via Amway, was growing outside the States but had no idea it was 80%. Did you know that? That means (obviously) that Quixtar in the U.S. doesn't even account for 20% of Alticor sales. A truly global corporation.

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Last I checked it was something like 60-66%, so that seems an increase. I expect much of it is coming from India, since I think it's outlawed many other places. Either that, or the US portion has actually declined, leaving the Indian part larger in comparision.

Posted by: Tim | January 28, 2004 12:27 PM

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Posted by: R Gabriele | September 19, 2005 8:52 PM

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Posted by: R Gabriele | September 19, 2005 8:52 PM

Doug-

I hope you and Maria are doing well. Its been a long time since we spoke, but I'm wondering if you have time time maybe you could shoot me an email and let me know whats going on back in Ada and how life is treating you and your family

-Steve Jekel

Posted by: steve jekel | April 6, 2007 2:50 AM





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