LONDON, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Avon Products,
Inc. (NYSE: AVP) has announced the appointment of Nick Burton as VP Digital Development.
Nick will play a pivotal role in Avon's transformation, driving its digital
sales model, e-enabling its Representatives and opening up access
to more consumers around the world.
The role is responsible for providing the right tools and
solutions to unlock the power of digital and grow sales. This is a
cornerstone of Avon's opening
up strategy as it digitises the business, rejuvenates the brand,
and e-enables its millions of Avon
Representatives to become online beauty entrepreneurs - selling
through e-commerce and social networks.
Nick brings 20 years' experience in delivering IT strategy and
driving change initiatives in multinational consumer-focused
businesses. He joins from Belron - known for brands such as
Autoglass – where he led the IT and digital function and served on
the Group's Commercial Executive team. In this role he was
responsible for leading IT strategy and for the transformation of
the business to a digital customer service delivery model. Prior to
Belron Nick worked in IT at Procter & Gamble, and also worked
in IT consultancy.
Nick will report to Chief Digital & Information Technology
Officer Benedetto Conversano, and
will be based in Chiswick. The appointment is effective 28
January.
Benedetto says: "I'm delighted that Nick is joining the
team. He's a strong strategic leader and will support
Avon's growth by building on our
existing talent and infrastructure and taking our digital sales
proposition into the future. This is a tremendous
opportunity as we revolutionise Avon's service model and unleash the power of
our Representatives through digital."
On joining Avon Nick commented: "It's terrific to be joining
such an iconic brand at such an exciting moment in the company's
transformation. The power of the Avon model is tremendous: six million
Avon Representatives and their
customers … that's six million micro-influencers and online beauty
entrepreneurs. Our role is to deliver the tools and service
they need to build and grow their businesses online."
About Avon Products, Inc.
Avon is the Company that for
130 years has proudly stood for beauty, innovation, optimism and,
above all, for women. Avon
products include well-recognized and beloved brands such as ANEW,
Avon Color, Avon Care, Skin-So-Soft, and Advance Techniques sold
through approximately 6 million active independent Avon Sales
Representatives. Learn more about Avon and its products at
www.avonworldwide.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements
relating to Avon's efforts to
implement its digital strategy that will help increase sales
growth, provide its independent sales representatives with the
tools and service to grow their businesses through e-commerce and
online social networks, and expand access to more consumers.
Because forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, the possibility of business disruption, competitive
uncertainties, and general economic and business conditions in
Avon's markets as well as the
other risks detailed in Avon's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Avon undertakes no obligation to update any
statements in this press release for changes that happen after the
date of this release.
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