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Regent Completes Avon North America Purchase; Lisa Siders Becomes CEO

Regent completed its acquisition of The Avon Company, Avon North America, from LG Household & Health Care on September 1, 2026, reuniting the U.S. and Canada business with Avon International under common ownership for the first time since 2016. LG H&H USA transferred all 60,000,100 shares of The ...

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Chicago Jury Awards 24.4 Million Against Avon in Talc Mesothelioma Case

CHICAGO, July 29, 2024 -- A Cook County, Illinois jury returned a 24.4 million dollar verdict against Avon Products, Inc. in favor of the family of Cipriano Ramirez, a Chicago-area man diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2023, plaintiffs' law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy announced. Ramirez was ex...

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Avon Names Kristof Neirynck CEO as Angela Cretu Steps Down

SÃO PAULO, November 30, 2023 -- Natura &Co said Kristof Neirynck, Avon's global chief marketing officer and managing director for Western Europe, will become chief executive of Avon Products, Inc. on January 1, 2024, succeeding Angela Cretu. Cretu, who spent 25 years with the company, will stay ...

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Jury Awards 46.3 Million Dollars Against Avon in Talc Mesothelioma Case

Avon Products disclosed that a Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded 36 million dollars in compensatory damages against the company on December 14, 2022 and 10.3 million dollars in punitive damages on December 16 in Chapman v. Avon Products, Inc., Case No. 22STCV05968. Avon was one of more than...

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Avon to Close Suffern R&D Center and Move Research to Brazil and Poland

Avon Products said its board approved a plan on November 3, 2022 to close its research and development facility in Suffern, New York, and relocate research operations to Brazil, co-located with Natura's Cajamar innovation center, and to Poland. The move is expected to be completed by the quarter ...

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Avon Says Prices Will Rise Only in Line With Inflation

Avon International global chief executive Angela Cretu said Avon prices would rise only in line with inflation, even as supply and vendor costs climbed. To hold that line, the company said it moved early with logistics partners, locked in longer contracts, and raised pay for delivery workers. Cre...

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Avon Will Sell Flagship Skin So Soft Line in Retail Stores

The Avon Company said its flagship Skin So Soft line will be sold in retail stores. Public relations manager Susan Small said the company and parent LG H&H expect the new partnerships to build on existing consumer awareness and to reach people who do not already buy the products. She said the com...

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