Pure Haven Essentials, the company that replaced Ava Anderson Non Toxic, recently announced the hiring of an interim president, Jim Brady.

“Jim has a depth and breadth of management experience, nationally and globally, including senior executive roles at Avon and PartyLite," stated Pure Haven Essentials Chief Operating Officer Bob Manny. "He will oversee the operation of the company during a transition period while the company continues the search for a new president/CEO and continues the process to identify new appropriate ownership for the company. Jim has been at PHE as a Senior Consultant since the transition to our new brand several weeks ago. We are pleased and honored to have him with us.”

Mr. Brady said Pure Haven Essentials is "an exciting company with an important mission."

The interim president added that he looked forward to assisting with the ownership and management transition at Pure Haven Essentials, "until the new president is named."

"Having been involved for the past four weeks in a consulting role, I’ve worked closely with the employees and management team. I am impressed with the talent, their commitment and the progress the team has made to transition the company," he said.

Barrington resident Kim Anderson, who served as president and co-founder of Ava Anderson Non Toxic, has reportedly been making herself available to the management team at Pure Haven Essentials.

"As a co-founder she has important information and experience that the management team needs to transition successfully, and has shared her knowledge graciously. We appreciate the Andersons’ generous financial support which enables this business to continue and support its employees, consultants, customers and community," said Mr. Brady.