Sherilyn McCoy left her position as Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson and Joined Avon in April 2012 as its new CEO. The Avon board decided that at least initially, former CEO Andrea Jung would be available to support as she began her service as Avon's key strategic leader. Other firms have established this type of arrangement between a new and a former CEO. However, the degree to which this arrangement would generate benefits for McCoy and create value for Avon was unknown. However, it is clear that Jung supports McCoy, as she stated that McCoy has a "...track record of successfully achieving results and driving change across highly diverse operating units with widely varying product lines, customers, distribution channels, and business models.