| Business Summary | | Avon
Products,
Inc.
is
a
global
manufacturer
and
marketer
of
beauty
and
related
products,
which
include
cosmetics,
fragrance
and
toiletries,
Beauty
Plus,
which
consists
of
jewelry,
watches
and
accessories,
and
apparel,
and
Beyond
Beauty,
which
consists
of
gift
and
decorative,
home
entertainment
and
health
and
nutrition
products.
Avon's
business
is
focused
on
direct
selling,
which
is
conducted
in
North
America,
Latin
America,
the
Pacific
and
Europe.
The
Company
has
operations
in
52
countries
outside
the
United
States
and
its
products
are
distributed
in
86
other
countries,
for
coverage
in
139
markets.
Avon
has
entered
26
new
markets
since
1990,
including
Russia
and
China,
as
well
as
nations
throughout
Central
Europe,
and
is
evaluating
several
other
markets
in
Eastern
Europe
and
the
Pacific
region. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Avon
Products,
Inc.
is
a
global
manufacturer
and
marketer
of
beauty
and
related
products
including
cosmetics,
fragrance
and
toiletries,
gifts
and
decorative
apparel,
and
fashion
jewelry
and
accessories.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
rose
4%
to
$2.82
billion.
Net
income
before
acctg.
change
rose
12%
to
$219.7
million.
Revenues
benefited
from
growth
in
worldwide
beauty
sales
and
increased
representatives.
Net
income
also
reflects
improved
operating
margins. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Stanley Gault, 75 Chairman | -- | -- | Andrea Jung, 42 CEO,
Director | $7.5M | $279K | Susan Kropf, 52 Pres,
COO, Director | 1.1M | -- | Robert Corti, 51 CFO,
Exec. VP | 707K | -- | Fernando Lezama, 61 Exec.
VP, Asia Pacific | 1.1M | 1.5M | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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