Avon Products, Inc. has announced that Anna Yarvits has been appointed Group Vice President and General Manager, Russia and Eastern Europe.

The appointment is effective as of August 21, 2018. Yarvits will report to Miguel Fernandez, Global President.

Yarvits has a strong track record of transforming business performance with over 20 years of experience within global organizations. She joins Avon from Teva, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, where she most recently served as SVP Cluster Head, Russia & Eurasia and General Manager, Russia.

Miguel Fernandez, Global President, comments, “We are delighted to welcome Anna to the leadership team at Avon, where she will be responsible for managing one of our top three markets…brings extensive General Management experience, successfully improving business performance across extensive product portfolios for some of the biggest international pharmaceutical businesses in the large and growing Eastern European region.”

Yarvits says, “I am excited to become part of an organization that prides itself on providing opportunities for Representatives to grow…Avon is well known in the region for having a great branded portfolio of innovative products that meet the evolving needs of a diverse customer base, and I am eager to expand Avon’s operations in Russia and Eastern Europe and capture greater value in these large and growing beauty markets.”

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