Plexus Worldwide, a leading direct-selling health and wellness company, announced that Chris Reid, vice president of compliance and general counsel, has been promoted to chief legal officer. 

In his expanded role, Reid will lead the legal, regulatory affairs, corporate affairs, quality and compliance teams, as well as provide strategic counsel to the company’s executive team and independent sales representatives, or brand ambassadors.

“This is a well-deserved promotion for Chris, a strategic advisor and trusted member of the executive team who has consistently enhanced our business integrity through ethics, quality, compliance and consumer protection standards to be among the best in the digital age,” Tarl Robinson, Plexus Worldwide CEO and co-founder, stated in the release.

Reid has over 39 years of experience in the legal field, with 29 of those spent in the direct selling industry. 

“Since joining Plexus, Chris has spearheaded numerous enhancements including contract and legal inquiry management, along with quality modernization to ensure our customers can rely on a world-class quality assurance system,” Robinson further stated.

He joined Plexus in August of 2015 as vice president of compliance and corporate affairs, and in 2017, he was named vice president of compliance and general counsel.

Reid has spent much of his career focused on enterprise compliance, FDA compliance, advertising, intellectual property, and transactional law. He was also named a member of the board of directors at the Council for Responsible Nutrition in February of this year. 

“Partnering with legislators to advance public policy and self-regulatory standards at the local level to the international marketplace will continue to be a key part of how we do business,” Reid, stated in the release. “I am honored the executive team at Plexus continues to trust my expertise as the company grows.”