Annie scours the earth for medicinal plants. She recently brought Tongkat Ali from the Malaysian rainforests, Citrus Bergamot from the Calabria region of Italy, and Andrographis paniculata and Maqui berry from the Chilean Patagonian region to the N. America market and globally.

 

An accomplished business leader, she brings a unique entrepreneurial blend of finance, science, product development and marketing. She has led HP Ingredients to celebrate 15-plus years of year-on-year growth, continually adding exciting new ingredients to the product portfolio.

 

Prior to founding HP Ingredients, each year for 10 years Annie was the youngest Top-10 producer and the number-one new accounts opener as vice president and financial consultant at Gruntal & Co., one of the oldest independent investment banking houses in the US. During her tenure, the firm managed in excess of $19 billion of assets on behalf of its clients through its private client wealth management business. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with an accounting and finance degree.

 

Annie brings to you her business prowess providing innovative, science-based clinically proven ingredients to create unique, safe, formulations for your company and clients. She leads HPI’s custom formulations and private label service to manufacturers.

 

Annie is a Cross-Fit, kick boxing, yoga and travel enthusiast. She enjoys reading and cooking on her non-exercise days off.

Hame has successfully launched numerous companies into the Nutraceutical sector, and so he can help you succeed and overcome all obstacles, guiding you safely to reach your end goal. He does this by tapping into his deep understanding of the interplay between product formulation and development, clinical studies, intellectual property protection, regulations, branding, technical and scientific marketing, sales, international expansion, distribution and customer service.

 

 

Hame has held enviable Executive Management positions in “blue-chip” international companies: Lloyd’s of London, AVEDA, Vitaquest, Sabinsa, and Piramal PhytoMedicines, a division of Piramal Enterprises.

 

Some of Hame’s achievements include the introduction of “Beauty from Within” category of products in late 90s when still in his early thirties launched the HBA market’s first Multi-Level-Marketing company which earned $1 million in first month of operations, and more than $6 million in the first year, and even more in the subsequent years, with an average 89% Gross Profit Margin. He co-devised and implemented the successful “Concept Salon” program for Aveda Corporation which was a major key enticement for Estée Lauder’s cash purchase of Aveda in 1997 for $300 million. In the last decade he also helped substantially to make Curcumin a household word, and the world’s second biggest herbal ingredient.

 

At just after 5.30 pm, Hame can be spotted snorkeling off Anna Maria Island, Florida.

 

Hame has quite the scholarly track record: University Undergraduate studies at Mansfield College, Oxford University, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Modern Greats) and received an LL.B (Hons) Law Degree (Equivalent to a J.D.) from the London School of Economics & Political Science specializing in International Law; he also trained as a barrister (not espresso drinks, that’s a Barista) in England and Wales to conduct commercial trials.