Susan J. Kropf, president and chief operating officer of Avon Products Inc., will deliver the keynote address at HBA Health & Beauty America taking place September 27-29, 2005 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Her presentation will be on Tuesday, September 27, at 9:00 a.m.

Avon markets to women around the world through 4.9 million independent sales representatives in more than 100 countries. Kropf started her career at Avon in 1970, and is one of the company’s most experienced executives. During her career she has held key positions in critical areas of the company’s operations, including marketing, research and development, product development, customer service, manufacturing and others. In 1999, she was named chief operating officer, North America, with responsibility for global marketing, supply chain, information technology, and the company’s business transformation efforts. More information: www.hbaexpo.com.