- Andrea Jung
Andrea Jung (鍾彬嫻,
pinyin : Zhōng Bīnxián) (born 1958 inToronto ,Ontario ,Canada ) is one of America's iconic business leaders. In 2001 she was named one ofthe 30 most powerful women in America byLadies Home Journal . Her mother is aShanghai -born chemical engineer-turned concert pianist. Jung's father is aHong Kong -born partner at an architectural firm. He also taught at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology . Andrea Jung was raised inWellesley, Massachusetts .Andrea Jung is
Chairman of the Board andChief Executive Officer ofAvon Products, Inc. , promoted to the position in November of 1999. Before her election to the position, she served as President andChief Operating Officer over all business units of Avon worldwide. She has also held a position as a member of the company's Board of Directors since 1998.During her tenure as Chairman of the Board and CEO, she has successfully helped define the Avon's company vision as "The Company for Women" and has been involved in a series of image-enhancing programs designed to help revitalize the corporation's reputation as the foremost direct seller of beauty products worldwide.
Jung first came to Avon in 1994 as the company's president in its Product Marketing Group. She was given a promotion to President, Global Marketing in 1996 and to Executive Vice President/President of Global Marketing and New Business in 1997. Her responsibilities at that time centered primarily around market research, joint ventures and strategic planning.
Previously, she served as Executive Vice President of
Neiman Marcus , handling issues with accessories, intimate women's apparel, cosmetics and children's wear. Before that, she served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandising Manager for I Magnin.Jung has served on the board of directors of
General Electric since 1998.She joined Apple Inc.'s board of directors on 7 January, 2008. [ [http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/01/07jung.html Apple's Website] From an Apple press release on 7 January, 2008 Accessed
2008-01-07 ]Jung is a
magna cum laude graduate from Princeton and is fluent in Mandarin. Jung was named one of Forbes 100 Most powerful women in 2004. Her ex-husband,Michael Gould , is the CEO ofBloomingdale's , Inc. (the company where she had her first job).References
External links
* [http://www.avoncompany.com/investor/seniormanagement/jung.html Avon Executive Team profile: Andrea Jung]
*http://www.genewscenter.com/imagelibrary/default.asp?SubjectID=233
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