Herbalife announced that Marcus Reese joined the company in the newly created role of vice president, state and local government affairs, reporting to Alan Hoffman, executive vice president, global corporate affairs. In this role Reese will be responsible for managing company's relations with state and local thought leaders around the country. Having spent more than 16 years in the public policy arena, Marcus brings a wealth of experience that will help educate policy makers and the public about the positive role Herbalife is playing in its communities.

Reese joins Herbalife after a 16-year career in public affairs, most recently as chief of staff at Tusk Strategies. Earlier in his career, Reese worked at Weber Shandwick, serving as vice president for the corporate issues team. Before joining Weber Shandwick, Reese served as senior director at Smith & Co.

where he provided legal and crisis communications counsel for elected officials. Marcus has also served in various campaign and government roles for President George W. Bush; Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan; Lt. Governor Michael Steele and the Georgia State Legislature, among others.