Avon appoints new general manager

Avon Romania, the local branch of the US cosmetics group, has a new general manager. Angela Cretu (photo), 31, will formally take over the post on July 1, after having worked as interim general manager of Avon Serbia and Montenegro. The outgoing head of Avon Romania, Srdjan Mijuskovic, has been promoted to an executive position in charge of the company”s operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Avon has seen permanent growth over the last seven years on the Romanian market and it will be a big challenge for me to achieve the same growth pace and strengthen the company”s leading position on the market,” said Cretu. Cretu has been with Avon for seven years and was made a national sales manager with Avon Serbia in 2002. Avon Romania turned over $97.6m last year (78.6m euros), a 40% increase year-on-year. Internal corporate data show Avon to hold the largest market share in Romania of all the countries where it operates. ZF