LONDON, May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products,
Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today announced the appointment of James Thompson as Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, effective
August 1, 2017. James will report
directly to Avon's Chief Executive
Officer Sheri McCoy, and will be
based at Avon's headquarters in
London, UK.
James previously served as the Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary to Chiquita Brands International,
Inc. for nine years. He is an experienced General Counsel with
significant global experience including handling a range of highly
complex operational, governance, regulatory and transactional
matters. Prior to Chiquita, James served as the Group Vice
President and General Counsel to McLeodUSA, a publicly-traded
telecommunications company and as Director, International Legal to
Alticor, the parent company of Amway, a global direct selling
company. His earlier experience includes significant domestic US
and international antitrust and corporate work at the law firm
Jones Day in Washington DC and
Brussels.
James will succeed Jeff
Benjamin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief
Ethics & Compliance Officer, who as previously announced, will
be retiring from Avon.
Sheri McCoy, Chief
Executive Officer, said: "I am
pleased to welcome James to Avon. He is a seasoned and highly
talented General Counsel, with broad international experience
across many industries. As a member of the Avon executive team, James will
play an important role as we drive sustainable
profitable growth."
Contact:
MEDIA:
Brunswick Group
Mathilde Milch
(212)
333-3810
About Avon Products, Inc.
Avon is the Company that for
130 years has proudly stood for beauty, innovation, optimism and,
above all, women. Avon products
include well-recognized and beloved brands such as ANEW, Avon
Color, Avon Care, Skin-So-Soft, and Advance Techniques sold through
nearly 6 million active independent Avon Sales
Representatives.
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