Avon appoints new CEO

Written on: February 8, 2018 by SprayTM

Avon Products, Inc. announced that Jan Zijderveld has been appointed CEO, effective immediately. He succeeds Sheri McCoy, who previously announced her intention to retire from the Company and Board. He will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Zijderveld joins Avon from Unilever N.V./PLC, where he most recently served as a member of Unilever’s Executive Committee and as President of Unilever’s $14 billion European business. Prior to that, he was CEO of Unilever, Middle East & North Africa.