About Nikken

Nikken is a company that is founded on a unique idea; a philosophy. What we offer is more than a product, or a service.

Our mission is to inspire individuals to discover a whole new way of life and provide them with the opportunity to change their lives through improved health and financial wellbeing. Here are some of the key people who have had a significant impact on the company and its vision.

Toshizo (Tom) Watanabe – Nikken Global

Tom Watanabe joined Nikken in 1984 and was responsible for establishing
Nikken in the US and for its expansion into Canada, Mexico, and Europe

Kurt Fulle – Chief Executive Officer

Kurt joined the company in 2003 as Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer
within 18 months, assuming overall responsibility for business operations.

In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, he received his MBA and his BA
from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Anthony Chaplin – Managing Director, Nikken Europe

As a founding member of Nikken Europe, Anthony has been a key leader
in the Senior Management team for 10 years, becoming Managing Director in 2004.

Anthony oversees areas of Nikken Europe’s day to day operations and leads
new country openings and product developments. Anthony also oversees the Turkey,
Israel, Russia & Kazakhstan offices.

Click here to visit Tony’s blog!

Our History

Nikken was established in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1973, with the vision of offering a better quality of life. The first product inspiration came from the bumpy floor surface of traditional Japanese hot baths, designed to stimulate the soles of the feet, and the KenkoInsoles® were born.

The name of the business, NIKKEN, is a blend of two Japanese words with special meanings;
• Nihon – Japan
• Kenko – Health

1980’s
Tom Watanabe joined Nikken Japan originally as Director of Training before becoming Head of North American Operations when Nikken moved into the US five years later. Watanabe could see Nikken and its growing range of products making a difference to lives – and so Nikken USA begins operations.

1990’s
Watanabe becomes President and CEO and the Wellness concept was spread across the US into Canada…and then into Mexico.

Nikken began operations in Europe from its Milton Keynes Headquarters in the United Kingdom, with Anthony Chaplin joining to establish European operations. The company opened from a small base but quickly spread across national boundaries. By the end of the 1990s Nikken had also expanded into Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Finland, France and Ireland

New products were also added as Nikken continued to spread across the globe. This decade saw the exclusively-designed $66 million Nikken headquarters reaching completion in the newly developed Irvine Spectrum area of Southern California.

Today

People all over the world are now embracing the Five Pillars of Health and the Nikken Wellness Home®, discovering a new approach to living through our innovative products, one-to-one service, and our easy to follow, easy to achieve business opportunity. Total Wellness requires a state of being that is perfectly balanced upon these Five Pillars;

• Healthy Body

• Healthy Mind

• Healthy Family

• Healthy Society

• Healthy Finances

This balance can be attained through Nikken products and the Nikken Business Opportunity.