Avon Names Kimberly A. Ross Executive Vice President and CFO

Avon Products, Inc. AVP today announced that it has named Kimberly A. Ross as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Andrea Jung, Avon's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Ross, age 46, is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Royal Ahold N.V., a Netherlands-based international group with nearly US$40 billion in revenue and more than 2,970 stores and supermarkets spanning Europe and the United States.