Avon Products Inc., (NYSE: AVP), a global leader in direct selling of beauty, recently announced that Marco Brandolini has been appointed VP and General Manager, Italy and the Mediterranean, (IMED), effective 1st September 2018.
Marco Brandolini is an accomplished leader with significant General Management experience in the direct selling industry. During his 13 years at Herbalife Nutrition, where he most recently served as EMEA VP of Sales & Marketing, Member Services and Technology, he has proven a track record of turning around sales performance and delivering growth (accelerating to 7.5% year on year in Q1 2018), through multi-channels, while increasing distributor retention through strong customer service.
He was responsible for designing the regional marketing and strategy planning and maintaining relationships with key distributors. Mr. Brandolini successfully led Herbalife’s key premium products and marketing tools launch, leveraging consumer and market research and activated the company’s distributors’ technology platform, all of which contributed to a more profitable business and a wider adoption of Herbalife products
“We are pleased to welcome Marco to the leadership team at Avon,” said Miguel Fernandez, Global President. “Marco is a seasoned strategic, result-driven leader with a history of building high-performing direct selling businesses in Europe. Under his new leadership we look