In 1886, David McCartney, the father of Avon, founded the California Fragrant Company. In 1939, Mr. McCartney renamed the company after a river named "AVON" in Shakespeare's hometown. Today, Avon has developed into one of the world's largest beauty and cosmetics companies, with 43000 employees and over 4.4 million sales representatives, providing over 20000 products to women in 145 countries and regions.
