Angela Cretu

Chief Executive Officer, Avon
United Kingdom

About Me: Angela Cretu is responsible for the business outside of Latin America and for oversight of Avon’s brand globally.

Prior to her appointment as CEO in January 2020, Angela was General Manager of Avon Central Europe, where she led a mix of 19 mature and emerging countries. She was responsible for growing Avon’s market share in Central Europe through a competitive Representative, customer and employee value proposition, while retaining the highest profitability.

Angela joined Avon over 20 years ago, following several sales roles in FMCG industry, and built up a strong career from Sales Manager and Country Lead, to Vice President of Global Business Model Innovation. Angela has also held positions as General Manager across Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East and Africa and Central Europe.

A keen advocate of women’s empowerment, over the last 20 years Angela has championed campaigns to tackle gender-based violence and increase awareness of breast cancer in countries as diverse as Turkey and Russia.