Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> February 3, 2003
MARK ANTHONY LEDOUX is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of
Natural Alternatives International, Inc., a world leader in the
field of nutritional science. This corporation employs 180
dedicated people engaged in the research, design and development
of nutritional supplement programs and products for large,
multinational clients. NAI currently produces products sold under
major brand and corporate names in Taiwan, Canada, Hong Kong,
Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Europe and many
countries in Africa and the Middle East. In 1995 Forbes
recognized NAI as number 150 in the list of the 200 best small
companies in the world. NAI was founded in 1980 by Mr. LeDoux,
along with his mother and father. NAI formed a subsidiary in
Switzerland known as NAIE S.A., which was opened for
manufacturing and packaging in Lugano, Switzerland, on September
9, 1999. Mr. Le Doux received a BA in Letters, with honors from
the University of Oklahoma and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson
School of Law. He also attended the graduate program for Small
Business Executives at Stanford University School of Business. He
is a Trustee of the San Diego Olympic Sports Foundation,
President of the Marie A. LeDoux Charitable Foundation, a member
of the Board of Directors of the Council for Responsible
Nutrition and a member of the Young President's Organization. Profile
Alternatives International, followed by a picture of the company
as it is now?
Mr. LeDoux: The company was founded in 1980 in my
