Avon appoints new head of China business

BEIJING - Avon Products Inc has decided to put a new executive in charge of its business in China. The news comes at a time when the company has seen its sales decline and is being investigated after allegations of overseas bribery.

John Lin, head of Avon's Canadian unit, will become president of the US cosmetics company's China section next month, said Fang Lei, a company spokeswoman, in Beijing on Monday.

The appointment comes as Avon, a leading global beauty company, searches for a replacement for the current chief executive officer, Andrea Jung, who is to remain the chairman of the New York-based company.