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Mark R. Hughes (Mark Stuard Hughes) was born on 1 January, 1956 in La Mirada, California, U.S. United States, is an American entrepreneur. Discover Mark R. Hughes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?

Popular As Mark Stuard Hughes
Occupation Entrepreneur
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 1 January, 1956
Birthday 1 January
Birthplace La Mirada, California, U.S. United States
Date of death 21 May, 2000
Died Place Malibu, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Mark R. Hughes's Wife?

His wife is Kathryn Whiting (m. 1979-1984) Angela Mack (m. 1984-1987) Suzan Schroder (m. 1987-1997) Darcy LaPier (m. 1999)

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Wife Kathryn Whiting (m. 1979-1984) Angela Mack (m. 1984-1987) Suzan Schroder (m. 1987-1997) Darcy LaPier (m. 1999)
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Children Alexander Reynolds Hughes

Mark R. Hughes Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mark R. Hughes worth at the age of 44 years old? Mark R. Hughes’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from United States. We have estimated Mark R. Hughes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Entrepreneur

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1956

Mark R. Hughes (January 1, 1956 – May 21, 2000) was an American entrepreneur who was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Herbalife International Ltd, a multi-level marketing company.

Hughes was born in La Mirada, California on January 1, 1956, the son of Stuard Hartman and Jo Ann Hughes.

1958

At 16, he was sent to CEDU High School, a private residential school for troubled youngsters in Running Springs, CA whose origins were associated with Synanon, a group founded in 1958 and later described as a cult.

Part of Hughes' CEDU rehab required him to raise money by selling raffle tickets.

Hughes became the school's best salesman.

1970

His parents divorced in 1970, when Mark was 14, and his mother retained custody of Mark.

At this point, the family survived on welfare payments with Hughes' mother suffering from "emotional problems."

She battled obesity and tension via amphetamines and sleeping pills.

In the ninth grade Hughes dropped out of school and began using drugs himself.

"I was a little delinquent," he says.

"I got in trouble with the law."

1975

Hughes was 19 years old and still working for CEDU when his mother died in her apartment of an accidental drug overdose on April 27, 1975.

According to the autopsy report, several empty vials of prescription drugs were found beside her bed, and her doctor told the coroner she "was known to over-ingest her prescription drugs."

Toxicological tests showed potentially lethal levels of the painkiller Darvon in her system.

1976

Hughes began his career in 1976 at Seyforth Laboratories selling diet products.

He spent three years there and was listed as one of the company's top 100 earners.

1979

In 1979, after Seyforth Laboratories shut down, he joined Golden Youth, a direct-sales outfit that sells exercise equipment and weight-control products.

When Golden Youth went out of business, Hughes decided to start his own operation.

In 1979, Hughes met Kathryn Whiting, a former Miss Santa Monica, who would become his first wife.

1980

In February 1980, aged 24, Hughes founded Los Angeles-based Herbalife International.

In the mid-1980s, Hughes was sued by the Food and Drug Administration, the California attorney general's office, and the state Department of Health, over what they said were false health claims about Herbalife products and the various schemes used to market them.

Health agencies accused the company of violating labeling standards and using improper sales practices.

Regulators contended that the company was making medicinal claims.

Medicines are regulated by the F.D.A., while nutritional supplements are not.

Some health experts doubted the efficacy of Herbalife products, saying that in some instances they relied too heavily on laxatives and caffeine.

1984

They divorced in 1984 and in the same year, he married Angela Mack, a Swedish former beauty queen.

1985

"The approval there was based on how much funds you raised," Hughes told People magazine in 1985.

"There was a lot of pressure, and I wanted to be the best right away."

In March 1985, the California attorney general and the state Department of Health Services charged he and Herbalife with making "untrue or misleading" product claims—primarily involving the caffeine content of some Herbalife products—and operating an "endless chain marketing scheme."

Prompted by complaints alleging that Herbalife product users had suffered illness and death, a U.S. Senate subcommittee called Hughes before a hearing in May.

Referring to a panel of nutrition experts who had criticized Herbalife in testimony the previous day, he asked the senators, "If they're such experts in weight loss, why were they so fat?"

During the hearing, Hughes acknowledged that his own formal education stopped at the 9th grade.

When asked during the hearing how he could be qualified to challenge leading medical experts, Hughes responded: "I defy anybody to be able to produce results as this company has."

1986

Hughes reached settlements with the regulatory agencies in 1986.

To settle his problems with the state, Hughes agreed to pay $850,000.

At the time, the California attorney general, John Van de Kamp, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal as saying it was the "largest settlement ever attained from a health products company."

1987

In September 1987, Hughes married Suzan Schroder, a former actress, court reporter and Miss Petite U.S.A. In December 1991, Hughes' and his wife, Suzan Hughes, had his sole son, Alexander Reynolds "Alex" Hughes.

1997

Suzan filed for divorce from Hughes in September 1997.

2007

It has since become one of the world's largest distributors of Herbalife products through multi-level marketing, with sales of about $3.5 billion in 2007 and 2.1 million Independent Distributors.

2013

Now in 95 countries and achieving record retail sales of $7.5 billion in 2013 according to company statements.