About Darren Meade
Update:
Darren M. Meade, announced his resignation as interim-Chief Executive Officer of PROGENEX Dairy Bioactives
I have irreconcilable philosophical differences with the major beneficial stakeholder Adam Zuckerman who for the most part controls the company and related entities.
02.27.2011– Darren M. Meade, announced his resignation as interim-Chief Executive Officer of PROGENEX Dairy Bioactives, effective immediately. As an internationally recognized corporate strategy and business leader, Meade brought more than twenty years of experience in a broad range of industry sectors - pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutraceutical and sports nutrition - with emphasis on business development and marketing to PROGENEX. Meade stated, "In PROGENEX I found a company embroiled in vicious litigation. I was persuaded to re-enter the sports nutrition sector by way of PROGENEX when the board asserted that almost forty mid-western dairy families had invested their life savings into PROGENEX, all of which was at risk due to the war of attrition that usually accompanies intense litigation. This story was my primary motivation to take the helm at PROGENEX. The company enjoyed record sales in the months of December and January and is scheduled to release new products in April. It pains me to walk away from PROGENEX and what I consider to have been the premier formulas in sports nutrition. However, I cannot in good conscience continue due in part to the irreconcilable philosophical differences I have with the major beneficial stakeholder Adam Zuckerman who for the most part controls the company and related entities. I am yet to meet the alleged investor families, nor have I been privy to their names or contact details. Nonetheless, I wish them well in the future and invite them to contact me should there be need. The best way to reach me is [email protected]
  Over the last 30 years, PROGENEX Dairy Bioactives, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Darren Meade fostered a passion for fitness and nutrition. Abandoned by his parents at 14, Darren Meade spent a period of his youth as a malnourished, homeless orphan. Fortuitously, Darren Meade eventually gravitated toward a fitness center, where he first slept in the parking lot until the gym members opened their doors to him. Through this surrogate family, Darren Meade set the foundation for a future in competitive body building. In his younger years, Darren Meade won the Mr. North America title from the International Federation of Body Building and Fitness At the start of his career, Darren Meade managed Sun Mac Medical, a company providing durable medical equipment to health care and long-term care facilities throughout Southern California. Initially a sales representative, Darren Meade quickly proved himself an asset both for his cost-savings initiatives and his innovative strategies for increasing sales. In his next role, Darren Meade made an indelible mark. When Darren Meade joined the privately held start-up company MET-Rx Nutrition, the firm had yet to develop into a global leader within the sports nutrition industry. As Partner and Vice President, Darren Meade directed finance and operations, sales and marketing, and strategic relationship building. Leveraging his personal experience in fitness and muscle recovery, Darren Meade developed a new product category for meal replacement powders and drinks. Due to his decisive, results-oriented leadership skills, MET-Rx Nutrition grew by 3900 percent in less than two years. Since 1996, Darren Meade has operated as Principal and Managing Director for Kairos-Meade Development and Marketing Company, the consulting firm he founded. Serving clients in start-up companies, public firms, and government agencies, Darren Meade helped countless executives in meeting their strategic objectives. A proven leader and an authority on sports nutrition, Darren Meade possesses the perfect blend of passion and expertise to lead PROGENEX Dairy Bioactives to unprecedented success.
