“Avon Products CEO Andrea Jung will become Apple’s eighth member of its board of directors, the company announced Monday,” Tom Krazit blogs for CNET.
“Jung gives Apple an expert on direct sales strategies and the buying habits of women–at least a certain demographic of women–which could be enormously helpful to the company in helping grow its various businesses,” Krazit writes.
“Jung is well-known for her management prowess. She has been one of Fortune’s 10 most powerful women in business for the last several years, and has turned around Avon’s fortunes by tacking to the high end and cutting costs,” Krazit writes.
“She’s also fluent in Mandarin, and has helped turn Avon around in part by focusing on the growing market for consumer goods in China. That could help Apple refine its strategy for China,” Krazit writes.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: Ms. Jung has served as a member of General Electric’s Board of Directors since 1998. Among many other things, GE owns NBC Universal.
So, it’s China that Steve is after, not the sweet smell of perfumed feet.
She should help in those iPhone negotiations.
Another CNET clown.
1) Jung = Board member of GE
2) GE owns NBC/Universal.
3) Apple wants NBC/Universal content.
There is no #4.
–mAc
Yes, i also think that Apple wil try to recover NBC.
nah…. it’s those freebe avon samples that Steve is after
It’s obvious,
Apple is now going after the doorbell market.
I think they want to control the flow of lipstick that Ballmer puts on his pigs….
Why did Apple name Avon CEO Andrea Jung to Board of Directors?
Andrea??? I told you Carl Jung.
Yikes! That’s a man in a dress and makeup, isn’t it?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
The story seems to imply that this is to help Apple with its China marketing, because PCs are sold in China very much in the way that cosmetics are sold in the US: an area of the store is divided into individual stalls for different brands. In order to achieve this Apple hires the CEO of a company that doesn’t sell through stores?
China will rule the world in 20-30 years.
It’s China that Steve is after…
It’s GE/NBC that Steve is after…
It’s WOMEN that Steve is after…
It’s Mandarin language that Steve is after…
It’s Freebie that Steve is after…
It’s Apple/Avon Products that Steve is after…
Steve needs some moisture products for his epidermal exposures. Gotta look good and ‘healthy’ for his keynotes. It’s just that simple.
Steve wants to sell his products via network marketing ala the avon model.
I think its time GE Execs wakes up and slap some sense to NBC executives about their mismanagement in regards with Apple/iTunes.
steve is after one of the best women in business that’s out there today, all here other credits are just gravy.
zucker ass
They brought her in to smooth over the wrinkles.
Steve wants to sell his products via network marketing ala the avon model.
Does that mean home-hosted “Apple Parties”, with groups of ladies selling each-other pink Apple hardware?
Sounds crazy, but Steve has proven us wrong before.
We wants the Pink Cadillac… oops, that’s Mary Kay.
Nope, that’s Mary Kay, not Mary-Kate.
Come to think of it, maybe the Pink Cadillac goes better with the Pink Zune.
So when Al Gore was named to the board of directors was Apple suddenly going after Democrats, global warming alarmists and people that could not win a Presidential election?
I heard that Apple is going to announce a new line of laptop cases at MacWorld Expo. They will be the ultimate in preserving your MacBook or MacBook Pro, and will be fabricated by TupperWare.
@Gary… in a word – no. We’ve already got that market pretty much wrapped up. :-p
Why did Apple name Avon CEO Andrea Jung to Board of Directors?
What no punch line MDN?
I actually think she’s kind of hot.
Anyway, I believe that like Avon, Apple wants to open up a direct sales channel in China and India, where consumers prefer to shop in big shiny new malls.
Mmmmm, Mandarin.