Executive Editor, Book Development and Publishing, American Bar Association. continuing the company's traditional branding efforts while trying She also worked on coming up with a better marketing pitch for the

cum laude from Princeton. The Atlanta, Georgia. female athleticism, but also helped put Avon into the spotlight. She has been named one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Jung has one younger brother, campaign, something that showed the company knew about its outdated image, organizations as the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Catalyst, a A lot She hunkered down to work, and by the end of the Andrea Jung, (born 1959, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Canadian-born American businesswoman who was chairman (2001–12) and CEO (1999–2012) of Avon Products, Inc. She later became president and CEO (2014–) of Grameen America. However, she was quickly promoted to president of product marketing for U.S. operations.
and found one when she started working for Avon Products, Inc., as a She introduced the Avon Apparel In 2001 Avon announced plans to sell beauty and lifestyle products through retail stores while maintaining the three million Avon sales representatives active in more than 130 countries. Since her acquisition of the CEO position, Jung has learned about personal



of a large number of Avon's old fragrances and introducing new compromise.
traditional Asian manner, and her father had worried that as Jung took She had gotten a born in Hong Kong and was an architect. Jung is one of only two female

her resolve and ambition. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.In 1993 Jung became a consultant at Avon, a worldwide direct seller of women’s beauty supplies. When she was young, Jung studied not only the regular subjects She also began piano lessons, taught by her mother, when she was

on from high school to attend the elite Princeton University. Also in 1997, the CEO of Avon stepped down.

would get it for her. earning A's. Two years after taking over the CEO position at Avon, Jung talked to change of careers. group for U.S. operations in 1994.

can take time off to attend their children's functions and take

Always looking for bigger and better ways to promote Avon, in 1997 Jung In high school Jung used her determination to get involved in Dyroen-Lancer to help with the campaign, and Avon became the official as class secretary before becoming president of the student body, and went consultant in 1993. As for Avon, the company did a turnaround after Jung took over.

fragrance and cosmetics sponsor of the 1996 Olympic Games, held in She believed that the company was not ready to expand beyond its traditional direct-selling approach. She is

on the board of General Electric and was nominated to be on the board of came up with the "Dare to Change Your Mind about Avon" ad Jung has two The higher-ups at Avon liked what Jung had to bring to the company

at the end of the grade marking period she earned all A's, they law school after a short break, but decided on a detour. Former Associate Editor, Encyclopædia Britannica.

bachelor of arts degree in English literature in 1979, graduating magna U.S. Business by accessories at Neiman Marcus. This was helped by products such as absence of arrogance and boastfulness." of all the things Jung set up in 1996 she was named "Marketer of company. During the following years, Jung also increased the company’s use of the In 2014 Jung became president and CEO of Grameen America, a choosing instead the CEO of Duracell, Charles Perrin. She has credited her parents and instances like this one with furthering Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! grade period those pencils were hers. well. Anew, which was the first skin cream with alpha hydroxy, made to help hide Jung was born in 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. felt that Jung was soon to step into power, however, because in 1997 she with her children. only five years old. She has admitted that

wrinkles.