Avon taps former Duracell CEO Perrin for top spot; Jung and Kropf promoted.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
AVON SELECTS JUNG AS PRESIDENT as part of an "overall management succession plan," the company announced Dec. 11. Effective Jan. 5, Exec VP-Global Marketing and New Business Andrea Jung, 39, will assume the role of Avon president, taking on the additional responsibility of the direct marketer's overseas operations, while retaining her current marketing duties. Concurrently, Jung will take a seat on Avon's board of directors. She is expected to move up to chief operating officer later in 1998.