Avon VP Joins Starbucks Brand Manager as Event Planners of the Year

BiZBash (http://www.bizbash.com), the largest trade magazine and web site for event planners and producers, announced today in its December 2006 New York edition that the editors have chosen Holly Rosenfeld, brand strategy manager, Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX); Joe Billone, vice president, communications and events, North America events, Avon(NYSE: AVP); and Jeff Earl, director of event planning, News Corp (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV), as its 2006 Event Planners of the Year.

BiZBash (bizbash.com) Names Executives from Starbucks, Avon, and News Corp as 2006 Event Planners of the Year