Andrea Jung
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Posted on 01/07/2008 10:24:39 PM PST by Swordmaker
Apple today announced that Andrea Jung, chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products, was elected to Apple's board of directors. Andrea also serves on the board of directors of the General Electric Company and is a member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital board of trustees and the Catalyst board of directors.
"Andrea is a strong CEO and marketer and we look forward to benefiting from her insights and experience as a member of Apple's board," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, in the press release. "Andrea will be our eighth board member, and I think she will add a new dimension to our already lively board discussions."
MacDailyNews Take: "Plus, she always smells really, really nice," said Jobs. "I often go barefoot at board meetings, so that's quite a welcome contribution. The other Board members will be pleased about the improvement in air quality. Especially Al."
"Apple is clearly one of the most innovative companies in the world today," said Andrea Jung, in the press release. "I feel privileged to join this exciting and dynamic team and look forward to working closely with Steve and the board during the next phase of Apple's growth."
At Avon, Andrea is responsible for developing and executing all of the company's long-term growth strategies, launching new brand initiatives, developing earnings opportunities for women worldwide, and defining Avon as the premier direct seller of beauty products. She was elected president of global marketing in 1996, an executive vice president in 1997, president and a director of the company in 1998, chief operating officer from 1998 to 1999, chief executive officer in 1999 and chairman of the board in 2001. Previously, she was executive vice president of Neiman Marcus and a senior vice president for I. Magnin.
Andrea is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University, is fluent in Mandarin and was the first woman elected chair of the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association in March 2001, a role she held until early 2005.
Avon, the company for women, is a leading global beauty company, with almost $9 billion in annual revenue. As the world's largest direct seller, Avon markets to women in well over 100 countries through over five million independent Avon Sales Representatives. Avon's product line includes beauty products, fashion jewelry and apparel, and features such well-recognized brand names as Avon Color, Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Avon Solutions, Advance Techniques, Avon Naturals, Mark, and Avon Wellness. Learn more about Avon and its products at http://www.avoncompany.com
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
MacDailyNews Take: One word: Smell-O-Vision!
Do you get a discount if you become a rep and try to sell to all your friends?
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back in the '80's jobs was so arrogant to overprice his machines, it gave bill the foot in the door.
history ever since. ipod, iphone... no icomputer... except in hollyweird films. :)
Um.. the iMac.
i’m just a pc guy. i like the interface. macs are o.k. i just learned on a p.c. and i prefer it.
Guess you haven’t been paying attention. There’s been about four to six “makeovers” of Apple since 1990.
the “makeover” comment was in reference to avon.
Oh, and, by the way, Steve Jobs may be a leftist, but he’s not so much of a dweeb.
You like PCs?
Run Windows? Bill Gates is far more leftist than Steve AND he’s about to retire and use his billions for “philanthropy”... and supporting the Democratic Party.
Linux? Most of them are, again, bigger lefties than Steve. Google’s money mostly goes to the Dems.
How about that hardware? Yup, most of it is made in China no matter what you buy (though Apple does make an effort to support our actual allies, the Taiwanese, over the mainland Chinese), so your money goes to the Chinese. Which then goes to support the Democrats.
On top of that, when was the last time you used a Mac, and how old was it? Most Windows interfaces are bad drug-filtered interpretations of the Mac interface.
She was initially recruited by Dell, but she told them, “If you put lipstick on a PC, it’s still a PC.”
p.s. the last time i used a mac was in ‘99
She’s on the Apple board? Talk about a Lipstick Lesbian... /sarc
It’s only humor if it’s funny. You’re not.
Don’t quit your day job.
whoah! didn’t mean to offend your mac machine. maybe take a lude and go to sleep.
And now you’re calling Mac users druggies? Wow, you get better and better.
Maybe *you* should take one of those little pills and chill out for the night.
no! i’m not calling mac users druggies. lets just agree to disagree. you like macs. i don’t. thats it. end of humor. please stop posting to me. if it makes you feel warmer inside, you win. macs are great. i love them. please stop posting to me. thank you. i wish mr. jobs all the best.
Uh, check your history. Steve Jobs wanted to price the original Mac at $1499. John Sculley, then CEO, over-ruled Jobs and priced it at $2495 to establish a 55% profit margin. It wasn't long after that that Jobs was ousted from Apple.
Then you have not used a Mac. There is absolutely no relationship between the 1999 Mac and OSX... save that OSX will run quite nicely on a 1999 Mac.
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