TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES AND AFFILIATES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES AND AFFILIATES

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES AND AFFILIATES

The Company made cash donations of $0.6 million and $0.7 million to the M5M Foundation for the year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The M5M Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works to combat the epidemic of childhood malnutrition on a global scale. Several of the Company’s directors and officers and their family members serve on the board of the M5M Foundation, including:

•Al Bala, the Company’s CEO and President;

•Chris Simons, the Company’s Regional Vice President EMEA; and

•Landen Fredrick, the Company's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and President, North America and son of J. Stanley Fredrick, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and a major shareholder.

We paid employment compensation of approximately $407,000 and $321,000 in 2020 and 2019, respectively, for salary, bonus, auto allowance, and other compensation to Landen Fredrick. Landen Fredrick is the son of J. Stanley Fredrick, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and a major shareholder. In addition, Landen Fredrick participated in the employee health care benefit plans available to all employees of the Company. Effective November 12, 2019, Landen Fredrick was promoted from Chief Global Sales Officer and President, North America to Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. Mr. Fredrick had served as Chief Global Sales Officer and President, North America since January 1, 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Fredrick had served as Senior Vice President, Global Operations since August of 2016. as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and IT since August of 2015, Vice President, Global Operations since May of 2013, Vice President, North American Sales and Operations since January of 2011, Vice President, North American Sales since February of 2010 and as Senior Director of Tools and Training since his hire in May of 2006. Landen Fredrick also serves as chairman of the Board of the M5M Foundation.

    Mr. Kevin Robbins is a member of the Company's Board of Directors, serving on the Science and Marketing Committee, and is also an independent associate, holding a position in the Company's associate global downline network marketing system. He has also consulted on the associate commission plan in the past, but did not do so during the year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, several of Mr. Robbins’ family members are independent associates. The Company pays commissions and incentives to its independent associates and, during each of 2020 and 2019, the Company paid aggregate commissions and incentives to Mr. Robbins and his family of approximately $1.9 million. The aggregate amount of commissions and incentives paid to Mr. Robbins was approximately $0.2 million in each of 2020 and 2019. The aggregate amount of commission and incentives paid in 2020 and 2019 to Mr. Robbins' father, Ray Robbins, who holds positions in the Company's associate global downline network marketing system was approximately $1.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively. All commissions and incentives paid to Mr. Robbins and his family members are in accordance with the Company’s global associate career and compensation plan.

Johanna Bala, the wife of Al Bala, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, is an independent associate who earns commissions and incentives. The aggregate amount of commission and incentives paid to Johanna Bala was approximately $0.1 million in each of 2020 and 2019. The Company paid less than $0.1 million of commissions and incentives to other members of Al Bala's family in both years. All commissions and incentives paid to Al Bala's family members are in accordance with the Company’s global associate career and compensation plan.