Coach Inc, a leading marketer of modern classic American accessories, announced that Susan Kropf and Jide Zeitlin have been appointed to Coach's Board of Directors.
The appointments of Ms Kropf and Zeitlin to the Board brings the membership to nine.
Lew Frankfort, Chairman and CEO of Coach Inc, said, "We are extremely enthusiastic that Susan Kropf and Jide Zeitlin have agreed to join our Board. As Coach continues to gain international brand awareness and increases its share in the large and growing global market for fine accessories, we are confident that their respective experience, strategic insight and leadership skills will prove particularly valuable to us."
Ms Kropf has been President and COO of Avon Products since January 2001, where she has had day-to-day oversight of Avon's worldwide operations. Before that, she was Executive VP and CEO, Avon North America and Global Business Operations, with responsibility for the company's North American operating business unit as well as global marketing, R&D, supply chain operations and information technology.
In March 2006, she announced her retirement effective later this year following a 35-year career during which she advanced to become the company's number two executive and one of the most prominent executives in the beauty and direct-selling industries. She served on Avon's Board of Directors until May of 2006 and currently serves on the Boards of MeadWestvaco Corp, Sherwin Williams Co, and the Wallace Foundation.
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