Also chairs Amway China and
is an executive VP of the global parent firm. Started as a secretary at
Amway Hong Kong in 1977; now her domain makes up 40% of Amway’s global
sales, with China the company’s top-selling country for the past five
years. Today 279,000 independent reps sell 114 products in five
categories, up from five household cleaners when the unit started in
1998. (Current top seller: Nutrilite protein powder.) Serious about
Cantonese opera. — Kate Macmillan
