Formerly President and CEO, AOL Latin America
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avon Products, Inc.
(NYSE: AVP) today announced that it has named Charles M. Herington as senior
vice president, Latin America. Mr. Herington, age 46, succeeds Amilcar
Melendez, who is retiring from Avon this month after 37 years with the
company.
Mr. Herington has 25 years experience working in Latin America with major
brand name consumer marketing companies. Since 1999, he has been president
and chief executive officer, AOL Latin America, where he launched AOL in that
region following a brief appointment as president, Revlon Latin America.
Starting in 1990, he rose through the ranks at PepsiCo Restaurants
International to become Regional Vice President, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
for South America, Central America and the Caribbean. He also served on
PepsiCo's corporate operating council.
During the 1980s, Mr. Herington held a series of increasingly responsible
positions in product marketing at The Procter & Gamble Company in a number of
Latin American markets and Canada.
"Charles is a results-driven leader with an exceptional track-record of
performance, and we are very pleased that he is joining Avon in this important
leadership position. His proven expertise in Latin America, coupled with his
experience working with four major global consumer companies, will be
important assets as we implement our growth strategies in our large and
dynamic Latin American region," said Andrea Jung, Avon's chairman and chief
executive officer.
Mr. Herington is a member of the Board of Directors of ADVO, a direct
marketing company, Molson-Coors and NII Holdings (formerly Nextel
International).
Avon, the company for women, is a leading global beauty company, with over
$8 billion in annual revenue. As the world's largest direct seller, Avon
markets to women in well over 100 countries through over five million
independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon's product line includes beauty
products, fashion jewelry and apparel, and features such well-recognized brand
names as Avon Color, Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Avon Solutions, Advance Techniques,
Avon Naturals, Mark, and Avon Wellness. Learn more about Avon and its
products at http://www.avoncompany.com.
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