NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products, Inc.
(NYSE: AVP) announced today the appointment of Pablo Munoz as Senior Vice President and
President, North America,
effective June 24, 2013. Mr.
Munoz will report to Sheri McCoy,
Avon's Chief Executive Officer,
and will join the company's Executive Committee.
Mr. Munoz will oversee Avon's
business in the United States,
Canada and the Caribbean. In
this role, Mr. Munoz will be responsible for executing the
turnaround of Avon's North
American business and returning it to a solid and profitable
position.
"We are committed to returning our U.S. business to health, and
I am pleased to welcome Pablo to the Avon team to lead that effort," said
McCoy. "Pablo is an innovative thinker and a big-picture
strategist with strong operating skills and a proven track record
of driving growth. Pablo is stepping into this role at an
important time in our company's history and Avon will be well-served by his deep
experience in both consumer products and direct sales, including
his passion for motivating Representatives."
Mr. Munoz has extensive experience in direct selling in both
housewares and beauty. He joins Avon from Tupperware Brands Corporation, where
he has worked since 1993, most recently as Group President of the
Americas region. In 2011, when Mr. Munoz took on this role,
he was responsible for Latin
America, where he led the turnaround of that business.
Tupperware Latin America became a key growth market under his
leadership, with Mr. Munoz turning it from the company's smallest
division into one of the largest in terms of profits and revenue.
In September 2012, Tupperware North
America was added to his responsibilities and he developed the
turnaround plan for that business.
During his tenure at Tupperware, Mr. Munoz led beauty and home
products businesses across Latin
America and Asia Pacific. In addition, Mr. Munoz led a
number of important initiatives, including the development of a
comprehensive sales and marketing strategy and the implementation
of a transformational change agenda in brand and sales force.
Prior to joining Tupperware, Mr. Munoz spent five years at Sara
Lee Corporation. He served as Executive Director, Business
Development, where he was responsible for developing and executing
Sara Lee's market entry strategy in
Latin America across multiple
product platforms and geographies. He spent his early
professional career at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Abbott
Laboratories.
Mr. Munoz holds a Master of Science degree in Management and
Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, both
from Georgia Institute of Technology in
Atlanta.
About Avon
Avon, the company for women, is a leading
global beauty company, with nearly $11
billion in annual revenue. As one of the world's
largest direct sellers, Avon is
sold through more than 6 million active independent Avon Sales
Representatives. Avon
products are available in over 100 countries, and the product line
includes color cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, fashion and home
products, featuring such well-recognized brand names as Avon Color,
ANEW, Skin-So-Soft, Advance Techniques, and mark. Learn more
about Avon and its products at
www.avoncompany.com.
SOURCE Avon Products, Inc.