Rodney Sacks, chairman and chief executive officer of Hansen Natural Corp., Corona, Calif., in conjunction with his executive team comprised of Hilton Schlosberg, vice chairman and president of Hansen Natural, and Mark Hall, president of Monster Beverage Co., lead the company once known solely for its namesake natural beverages to international growth as the producer of one of the top-selling energy drinks on the market.
Its line of Monster Energy drinks continues to drive performance for the company, which reported a 36 percent increase in Hansen Natural’s gross sales to $935.1 million in the first six months of 2011 from $685.9 million in the comparable time period last year.