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SomaLife Executive Team
 Marlies White
President / Founder
Marlies was one of the founders of SomaLife International Inc. in 1998 after having had a successful career with one of Canada’s largest banking institutions.
After retiring from banking, Marlies went on to assist her husband in his medical practice as medicine and healthy longevity had always been of particular interest to her and she felt too young and vibrant to retire. Both she and her husband had a vision and together made a commitment to bring knowledge of health alternatives to those who were looking for quality of health in their lives. After much soul searching they felt the only way for people to understand their unique philosophy was to spread the word one person at a time.
Her professional financial background, together with 25 years of experience in that area, assisted her in establishing a solid office environment with a good understanding and implementation of office procedures and so, SomaLife was born.
Marlies has always held the company, and all those in the field involved in the “SomaLife Mission”, close to her heart, giving her full support to the ongoing research into preventing illness, prolonging health and preserving youth throughout adult years. Her wish for all of you in the golden years to come is to have good health, success, and to enjoy “Living a rewarding SomaLife 24/7”.
Marlies continues to be a participant in life as a gold medal Dragon Boat Racer.
 Philip White, M.B., B.S., C.C.F.P.
Chairman / Founder
Currently maintaining a large and busy medical practice, Dr. White also practices Longevity Medicine at the International Health and Longevity Centres where active development and application of new and innovative approaches to his discipline occurs and has co-authored three books, "Doctors' Secrets - The Road to Longevity", "Doctors' Secrets - The Miracle of Antioxidants" and "Doctors' Secrets - What Men Want". Dr. White is the Vice-President of the Canadian Longevity and Anti Aging Academy, a member of the Canadian Andropause Society, the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine, the President of his local Medical Society and a board member of the BCMA. With a national and international reputation in Health Care Economics, Dr. White has lectured extensively in Canada and abroad on a variety of topics related to Hospital and health care management. He has performed numerous operational reviews and studies for governments both nationally and internationally.
 David Holland
Chief Executive Officer
David brings an impressive background of direct sales knowledge to SomaLife International Inc. having joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing in early 2004. With over fifteen years of experience at the Executive level, and his consistent performance since joining the company, SomaLife was pleased to promote David to the position of Chief Executive Officer in March 2006.
In this role, David has been involved in all aspects of corporate strategy and the day-to-day operations of the company, and has been the driving force behind many innovative ideas, their further implementation, and eventual success.
Before his direct sales career, David spent twenty years in the automotive industry highlighted by owning the largest Jaguar repair dealership on the U.S. west coast.
Since then, David has served at every level of Executive management, and has also served as a consultant specializing in business start-ups. David strongly believes that now, in SomaLife, he has found the perfect company to be associated with for the long term.
Having played soccer at a semi-pro level, and being an avid golfer today, David is a passionate advocate that healthy living, together with proper diet and regular exercise, will allow him to achieve a longer, healthier life giving him the quality time he desires to spend with his wife and two children.
 Glenn Purdy
Senior BusinessStrategist
Born in Northern Ireland, Glenn Purdy came to North America with his family in 1974. After attending the University of Toronto, where he studied business and psychology, Glenn was recruited by a major financial institution where he sharpened his financial skills in areas such as mortgages and credit. Two years later, Glenn was promoted into management, and, after extensive investment and operational training, Glenn quickly earned his securities license and became a financial consultant.
In the late 1980’s, Glenn began exploring business opportunities and success strategies and quickly developed a passion for it. Once again, he became a diligent student and, in the early 1990’s, much to the dismay of his colleagues, he left a promising career in the financial industry to start several businesses and pursue the opportunities and lifestyle that only business ownership could provide.
Since then, Glenn has become a successful business owner and International keynote speaker. Over the past 20 years, Glenn has helped tens of thousands of people in the U.S, Canada and the U.K. realize their dreams of running their own business and achieving financial independence. During this time Glenn has consulted, trained and shared the stage and the spotlight with some of the most widely recognized business leaders, professional marketers and renowned speakers of our time
Today, Glenn’s business portfolio, accomplishments and interests are diverse; business and sales remain his passion and most important enterprise. A dedicated, loving husband and father, Glenn now makes his home in North America, with his wife Patti and their four children.
 Michael Cooper
Executive Vice President
Michael was born and raised in Australia, and in 1982 came to the United States on a tennis scholarship to become the number one ranked N.J.C.A.A. tennis player in the country.
Upon graduation, and working in the tennis management field, Michael embarked on a diverse entrepreneurial career that has included such endeavors as conceiving and implementing one of the first sports career job boards, as well as inventing and patenting a golf training aid.
Michael’s passion however has always been sales and business development, which is where he began his career with SomaLife in 2006 before being promoted to Executive Vice President in 2009.
Michael is a polished public presenter and trainer who understands how to grow and manage a large sales organization. This insight and his athletic background were a large part of the conception that brought gHP Sport to the marketplace.
Now, retired from tennis, Michael is an avid golfer and ‘Australian Rules’ footballer.
Michael holds a B.A. from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from Florida International University.
Married for twenty years, Michael resides in Palm Beach, Florida, with his wife Trish and their two sons, Cameron (13) and Matthew (11).
Richard Montgomery
VP Corporate Affairs
Richard was born in New Westminster B.C. and moved to Kelowna after graduating from Law School at the University of British Columbia. He joined the law firm, Pushor Mitchell, in 1979. Pushor Mitchell is now the largest law firm in B.C. outside the Vancouver/Victoria area and Richard has established a very successful and busy practice during that time.
Richard is happily married to his wife Oneke; he is the father of four children and values his family time above all else. Aside from a busy family life he still finds time to fit in many recreational activities. Outside of his work hours he enjoys sports, including snow & water skiing, ice hockey and endurance training in aquatics, cycling and running. He also participates in triathlons, extreme holiday expeditions and hearty, back-country, wilderness adventures.
He is president of the Kelowna Apple Triathlon Society, which has hosted the Canadian National Championships, and is an ex-officio director of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association and a director of the Wine Festival Society.
As SomaLife's internal legal council, Richard acts as the liaison for all of SomaLife's law firms. He brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to SomaLife and has been an integral part of the company since 1999.
 Weston Frontin
Chief Operating Officer
Weston joined SomaLife International 5 years ago in the capacity of managing all IT services. Shortly after joining SomaLife, Weston was promoted to Director of IT.
His comprehensive technical knowledge of computers and systems allowed Weston to design SomaLife’s Data Systems which he still maintains although he has now taken on a much larger role in the company.
Weston continues to develop his area of expertise as it relates to knowledge of the computer industry and in the past he has managed a country wide technical support team for a large telecommunications company. This strong background enabled him to deal with SomaLife’s growing management needs.
Weston spearheaded the team that established SomaLife warehouses in Costa Rica, the United States and Canada and was also hands-on in deploying the necessary systems for these operations to run smoothly from a distance under his management.
Weston has always provided fresh innovative ideas and has been an integral part in the decision making for many of SomaLife's new marketing strategies and business development processes, having always worked closely with the co-founders and C.E.O. in the overall running of the company.
His commitment and team work approach has culminated in his promotion to C.O.O., a position where Weston will be able to utilize his many skills and his comprehensive knowledge of SomaLife to manage both present and future growth.
Weston, and his wife, Julie, are alpine snow skiers and will soon have their daughters, Jaida and Addison joining them on the ski slopes.
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