Natural Health Trends Corp. ( " the Company � ) (NASDAQ NMS: BHIP), an international direct-selling company, today announced that its Board of Directors has named Chris T. Sharng as the Company ' s President effective immediately. Mr. Sharng has been the Company ' s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2004. Prior to Natural Health Trends Corp., he worked in various financial and operational roles at publicly traded companies such as Ultrak Inc. and Mattel Inc. Mr. Sharng has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor ' s degree from National Taiwan University.