Hunt 先生表示，在世界直销协会联盟主席任期内，他将着重扩大各国直销协会的影响，进一步建立有序的直销市场环境，提高直销业的商业道德水准，加强直销业在世界各地的积极影响。

消息说，世界直销协会联盟成立于1979年，是代表全球直销业的非营利性组织，目前旗下有全国性的直销协会50多个。即将卸任的世界直销协会主席为前安利首席执行官迪克·狄维士先生，雅芳公司前董事长及首席执行官吉姆·普里斯顿先生也曾担任世界直销协会联盟主席。

为了不断提高全球直销业商德水平，维护直销界利益，世界直销协会联盟一直致力于加强各界对直销界的理解与支持。

这条消息公布了世界直销业的最新统计数字：目前全球直销业年营业总额已达到900亿美元，从事直销的独立经销商及销售代表人数已达到5400万人。

美国占世界直销市场的三分之一，近十多年来，在美国及世界各地直销业的增长速度都超过了零售业。 

Hunt said，"I am extremely honored by this appointment and look forward to serving with colleagues from around the world to promote the direct selling industry," Hunt said. "During my tenure as WFDSA chairman, I will focus on expanding the influence of local direct selling associations, fostering a positive regulatory environment, further strengthening industry ethics and increasing the stature of direct selling among our key constituencies."

Founded in 1978, the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) is a non-profit organization that represents the global direct selling industry and is comprised of more than 50 national direct selling associations. Immediate past chairmen of the WFDSA include Dick DeVos, former chief executive officer of Amway Corporation, and Jim Preston, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Avon Products.

While developing and promoting the highest global standards for ethical conduct and by advocating the interests of the direct selling industry, the mission of the WFDSA is to build understanding and support for direct selling around the world. Additionally, the association serves as a trusted global resource for information on direct selling and facilitates interaction among direct selling executives on issues of importance to the industry.

Globally, direct selling generates over $90 billion per year in revenue from goods and services sold through more than 54 million independent distributors and sales representatives. The United States represents approximately one-third of the global direct selling market. The growth rate of direct selling has outpaced that of retail sales in the United States and abroad for more than a decade.