Avon Products Names New Chief Beauty & Brand Officer
October 30 2018 - 12:07PM
Dow Jones News
By Aisha Al-Muslim
Avon Products Inc. (AVP) has named James Thompson as its chief
beauty and brand officer as the direct seller of cosmetics
undergoes restructuring and looks to turn around the company.
The appointment of Mr. Thompson, a veteran of Diageo PLC, is
effective Nov. 1, Avon said Tuesday. Mr. Thompson will spearhead
the "rejuvenation" of Avon's more than 130-year-old brand, the
company said. He will report to Chief Operating Officer Jonathan
Myers.
With Mr. Thompson's appointment, Avon's current GVP of Global
Brand Marketing, Alex Long, will transition to GVP of Global
Commercial Marketing, the company said.
Mr. Thompson joins Avon after a 24-year career at Diageo, where
he most recently served as chief marketing and innovation officer
for Diageo North America. Before that, Mr. Thompson also served as
global managing director of Diageo's luxury portfolio and chief
marketing and innovation officer for Diageo Asia Pacific and Global
Travel. Prior to Diageo, he also spent 10 years at Unilever PLC in
various marketing positions.
Write to Aisha Al-Muslim at aisha.al-muslim@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 30, 2018 12:52 ET (16:52 GMT)
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