ASEA leadership
They’re not just leaders. They’re living examples.
As experienced visionaries in their fields of expertise, ASEA leaders bring the power of human potential to life—and they’re here to share it.
Verdis Norton
Founder, retired
The visionary who made ASEA’s beginnings possible, Verdis Norton is more than an originator. He is also a strategist who built a distinguished career leading billion-dollar companies, including Kraft Foods, before founding ASEA. His strategic proficiency brought ASEA to the worldwide marketplace and guided the company through its early phases of growth. Maintaining his interest in the company, Verdis appears at select company events.
Tyler Norton
Founder & Chair
Tyler is co-founder and chairman of the board at ASEA Global, a top-50 global direct sales organization doing business in 33 countries around the world.
Prior to founding ASEA®, Tyler had a successful two-decade career in the financial services industry where he served as a VP, senior VP, and chief distribution officer for several multi-billion-dollar financial organizations.
In addition to a successful corporate career, and founding and leading ASEA, Tyler has also founded several different businesses over the past 20 years, including a global strategic advisory firm dedicated to promoting entrepreneurial success in companies of all sizes worldwide. His passion for the power of human potential and the entrepreneurial spirit led him to collaborate on a 3-D interactive film experience called License to Dream, which is currently part of a charitable initiative to teach and promote entrepreneurship to high school students around the world. Tyler helped to launch the US Women’s Chamber of Commerce and served for many years on their advisory board as a personal advisor to their CEO & president. He has served on several other corporate advisory and elected boards.
Jarom Webb
Vice Chairman & Founding Executive
Jarom Webb joined ASEA during the pre-launch phase in 2009. Jarom has served on the ASEA Board of Managers since its inception and brings to ASEA nearly two decades of experience in the direct selling industry. Jarom initially took on an executive role with the company as CFO and soon added the additional responsibilities of COO. He was appointed president of the company in 2012 and to vice chairman of the board in 2021. In his role as vice chairman and founding executive, Jarom oversees the strategic direction of ASEA to bring new insights and carry on the vision that first attracted him to our company. He completed his Bachelor of Accounting at Brigham Young University and earned his MBA from the University of Utah.
Chuck Funke
Vice Chairman & Founding Executive
Chuck Funke leads ASEA with quiet confidence and a focus on investing in individuals. Chuck earned an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Bellevue University. Before joining ASEA in 2011, Chuck spent nearly 20 years in the financial services industry where he worked for some of the largest financial institutions in the world. He was appointed CEO of ASEA in 2014. In 2023, he transitioned to a founding executive and vice chairman of the ASEA Board of Managers. His experience and expertise have been essential in growing ASEA into a thriving business that leads with a commitment to principled and effective core professional practices.
Scott Aldred
Chief Executive Officer
Dave Wall
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ben Tyler
Chief Legal Officer
David Johnson
VP, Global Accounting
Julia Ku
VP, ASEA Asia Pacific
KimMarie Larsen, CMP
VP, Global Events and Recognition
Chair, Advancing Life Foundation
Frank Santoyo
VP, ASEA North America
Edouard Gug
VP, ASEA Europe
Michelle Ho
Senior Vice President of Global Business Development Operations
Blake Rule
Senior Vice President of Global Finance
Hunter Dean
Senior Vice President of Production Operations
Jeremy Meredith
Senior Vice President of Global IT