Paul L. Sturman

CEO, Nature’s Bounty

Paul Sturman joined The Nature’s Bounty Co., the vitamin and nutritional supplement company, as president and chief executive, last September. He is also a member of the Board of Directors. Sturman brings a background of over 30 years driving growth in global consumer product companies. In his prior role, Sturman spent six years leading Pfizer’s $3+ billion consumer healthcare business, formerly Wyeth, one of the largest over-the-counter healthcare products companies in the world. He served as global president overseeing all aspects of the business unit’s operations, developing and marketing such household brands Advil, ChapStick and Robitussin as well as vitamin and supplement brands. After integrating the business into Pfizer, Sturmanl led the turnaround of what was a historically-declining business to outpace industry consumption growth. Previously, he served as president for North American operations for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Care, overseeing over 30 brands including Listerine, Band-Aid, Rogaine and Neosporin. He began his marketing career with Warner-Lambert, stewarding brands like Trident sugarless gum, Dentyne Ice, Rolaids antacids, and Halls Cough Drops. Sturman has served as chairman of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. He is currently a trustee of the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, and is on the Board of Directors of Tyme Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University.