James E. Thompson — Senior VP, General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Avon

Mr. James E. Thompson has been General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of Avon Products, Inc. since June 2017 and has been its Senior Vice President since August 1, 2017. Mr. Thompson served as an Executive Vice President of Chiquita Brands International Inc. since September 2013 until January 2015 and serves as its Chief Legal Officer and Secretary until January 2015. Mr. Thompson served as General Counsel and Secretary of Chiquita Brands International Inc. since July 1, 2006. Mr. Thompson served as Senior Vice President of Chiquita Brands International Inc. from April 11, 2006 to September 2013. Mr. Thompson served as the Chief Compliance Officer of Chiquita Brands International Inc. from April 11, 2006 to March 2007. He served as the Group Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of McLeodUSA Incorporated since December 2002, where he led McLeodUSA's legal department and implemented corporate governance initiatives, such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. He had been responsible for regulatory compliance, including federal and state public policy and advocacy. Mr. Thompson served at Alticor Inc. which is a parent company of Amway Corporation from 1995 to 2002. He served as Director and Associate General Counsel for the international legal department at Alticor, Inc., and served as Chief Legal Officer for its innovations business unit. In these roles, he managed legal support for Alticor's international affiliates around the world, including the entry of Alticor into new global markets. Mr. Thompson also has legal experience at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, including five years in its Brussels office, where his principal practice area was complex corporate transactions with international components, including antitrust and trade regulation, serving as its Attorney from 1987 to February 1995. Mr. Thompson is a member of the Bar in the State of Illinois and the District of Columbia. In addition, he was the first American selected as a law clerk stagiaire at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He holds his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School and received his Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of Michigan.