LONDON, July 9, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) has announced
the appointment of Bill Rahn to the
position of Group Vice President, Asia
Pacific (APAC). In this role, he will oversee the entire
APAC region, leading Avon's
business across five markets - China, India,
Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan.
Bill joins from Herbalife International of America (Herbalife), where he was Senior Vice
President, Managing Director for APAC. He succeeds Richard Pinnock who will lead a new global sales
function at Avon to drive world
class Representative satisfaction and retention.
"APAC is an attractive, high priority region with strategic
importance for Avon. I am
confident that Bill's proven track record of leadership and
successful building and running of APAC businesses makes him the
right executive to help accelerate Avon's transformation to become a hi-tech,
hi-touch, hi-impact, fast-beauty brand." said Jan Zijderveld, Chief Executive Officer of
Avon.
Miguel Fernandez, Global
President said: "Bill's wealth of experience and the strength of
his achievements leading direct selling businesses in APAC will
enable him to hit the ground running, taking Avon's business in the region to the next
level." Miguel added: "Richard
Pinnock and his new team will focus on building and
delivering a world class experience for our 6 million direct
selling Representatives to support them in growing their
businesses."
Bill will report to Miguel and will be part of the Company's
Management Committee. He has more than 30 years of experience in
the region, and prior to joining Avon, worked at Herbalife as Senior Vice
President, Managing Director for Asia
Pacific where he was responsible for Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, Malaysia,
Philippines, Australia, New
Zealand, Thailand,
Singapore, Indonesia, and India, and later opened up new opportunities
in Vietnam, Cambodia and Macao as part of the region's development.
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years has proudly stood for beauty, innovation, optimism and, above
all, for women. Avon products include well-recognized and
beloved brands such as ANEW, Avon Color, Avon Care, Skin-So-Soft,
and Advance Techniques sold through approximately 6 million active
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