James Thompson Appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of Avon Products, Inc.

LONDON, May 19, 2017

James previously served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to Chiquita Brands International, Inc. for nine years. He is an experienced General Counsel with significant global experience including handling a range of highly complex operational, governance, regulatory and transactional matters. Prior to Chiquita, James served as the Group Vice President and General Counsel to McLeodUSA, a publicly-traded telecommunications company and as Director, International Legal to Alticor, the parent company of Amway, a global direct selling company. His earlier experience includes significant domestic US and international antitrust and corporate work at the law firm Jones Day in Washington DC and Brussels.

James will succeed Jeff Benjamin, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, who as previously announced, will be retiring from Avon. 

Sheri McCoy, Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am pleased to welcome James to Avon.  He is a seasoned and highly talented General Counsel, with broad international experience across many industries. As a member of the Avon executive team, James will play an important role as we drive sustainable profitable growth."

Contact:
MEDIA:
Brunswick Group
Mathilde Milch
(212) 333-3810

About Avon Products, Inc.
Avon is the Company that for 130 years has proudly stood for beauty, innovation, optimism and, above all, women. Avon products include well-recognized and beloved brands such as ANEW, Avon Color, Avon Care, Skin-So-Soft, and Advance Techniques sold through nearly 6 million active independent Avon Sales Representatives.