Who Is Andrea Jung: Helpful Or Successful?

Avon products have been a household name for all women throughout history. Since the early 19th century, Avon has always been the number one company for women. Avon is not only known for its lipsticks and mascaras, but for having one of the first female CEOs in a fortune 500 company. Andrea Jung was a fresh, stylish change for the company, but would this be enough? I believe that Andrea Jung was an effective manager during her 12 year reign. However, due to the ever changing sales/beauty industry, unsatisfied sales representatives, and missed analytics, she was unable to maintain the corporate strategy once established, thus causing her to step down as CEO.
Andrea Jung was born in Toronto Canada, in 1959. She was only two years old when her
Little did she know, the skills she acquired at a young age would help her with future business endeavors. Jung has credited her parents for being her biggest teachers of ambition and drive, offering her rewards if she was able to produce high scoring marks on her report card. Throughout her educational career, Jung took every opportunity to be involved in extracurricular actives such as student government, starting off as class secretary and working her way up to Class president. Andrea Jung then went on to graduate magna cum laude from Princeton University earning her Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature. Her first step towards starting her career was accepting a manager in training position at Bloomingdales. Due to her high performance in this program she was then offered a role at I. Magnin, where she was then promoted to Executive Vice
She did what she was expected to do during her tenure with the company. Increased sales, provided for the Avon Ladies, and stamped the Avon name in multiple countries. However, I do believe she quickly became an ineffective manager in 2010, independent sellers started to complain that taxes they paid cut too deeply into their wages, causing business to quickly collapse in Russia and Brazil. In 2011, Avon was under full investigation regarding allegations that the company bribed officials in China to allow them to sell door to door. This fell under the FCPA, which makes it unlawful for a U.S. person, to make a payment to a foreign official for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. This investigation, along with declining recruitment numbers and sales, forced Andrea Jung to resign as CEO of Avon. In 2012, Andrea Jung was listed as one of the world’s worst CEOs in 2012. Their decision for this was due to her long string of poor performance, declining stock, and a weak board. Today, Andrea Jung is running Grameem Company, she was able to bounce back from all the Avon turmoil and continues to empower women, and support those in need. I truly believe that a leader is only as strong as its team, if what’s being reported to the executives is incorrect, then this will cause decisions made from the top to be