Avon Products Inc. announced the appointment of Pablo Munoz as Senior Vice President and President, North America, effective June 24, 2013. Mr. Munoz will report to Sheri McCoy, Avon's Chief Executive Officer, and will join the company's Executive Committee. Mr. Munoz will oversee the company's business in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. In this role, Mr. Munoz will be responsible for executing the turnaround of Avon's North American business and returning it to a solid and profitable position. Mr. Munoz has extensive experience in direct selling in both housewares and beauty. He joins the company from Tupperware Brands Corporation.

Marathon Patent Group, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Sampo IP, LLC has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against E*Trade Financial Corporate Services Inc., Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Aetna Inc., Avon Products Inc., Starbucks Corporation, Yum! Brands Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, and Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., (the 'Defendants'). Sampo is asserting three causes of action involving patent infringement related to U.S. Patent numbers 6,161,149, 6,772,229, and 8,015,495, all entitled Centrifugal Communication and Collaboration Method. The lawsuit alleges that the Defendants have infringed, and continue to infringe, the claims of the patents in suit by using the accused communications systems and methods covered by the claims of the Sampo patents.

Avon Products Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.06 per share, payable on June 3, 2013, to shareholders of record on May 14, 2013.