Donagh Herlihy

WOS CIO Executive Council

Senior Vice President and CIO

Avon

Donagh Herlihy is Senior Vice President and CIO at Avon Products Inc. He leads an Information Technology organization of 1500 IT professionals and is responsible for IT strategy and operations globally. He reports to the Chairman and CEO and is a member of the Executive Committee. His team provides the business systems and technology infrastructure supporting Avon's business operations in more than 60 countries. In addition IT is responsible for enabling eCommerce for more than 6 million Avon Representatives worldwide. Major initiatives include driving growth through Web and Mobile platforms for Avon Representatives and consumers, as well as driving efficiency through global ERP.

Mr. Herlihy joined Avon in March 2008 from the Wrigley Company where he also was CIO. In his 7 years at Wrigley he drove the transformation of Wrigley's organization and business processes, enabled by a global implementation of SAP. In addition to leading IT, Mr. Herlihy also served successively as Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Supply Chain Strategy and Planning.

Prior to Wrigley, Mr. Herlihy spent six years at Gillette, ultimately leading Information Technology at its Duracell subsidiary. Earlier in his career, Mr. Herlihy was based in the UK, where he worked in manufacturing, business process reengineering and information technology in both the consumer goods and automotive sectors.

Mr. Herlihy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology & Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and he has completed the Executive Program at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business.

He is a board member of The American Red Cross, Westchester, New York, a not for profit organization.