Revlon Appoints Fabian Garcia As President And CEO; Stock Down

(RTTNews) - Revlon Inc. (REV) announced that its Board elected Fabian Garcia as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 15, 2016. Fabian was also appointed to serve as a member of Revlon's Board of Directors, as well as the Board of Revlon's wholly owned operating subsidiary, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation or "RCPC".

REV is currently trading at $32.48, down $3.51 or 9.75%.

Over the last 13 years, Fabian has served in a number of leading roles at the Colgate-Palmolive Company, including leading the company's businesses in Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, Latin America, and most recently, Europe and the Hills Pet Nutrition business.

Prior to Colgate-Palmolive, Fabian worked at the Timberland Company managing Timberland's International operations.

Prior to Timberland, Fabian was President of Chanel in the Asia-Pacific region, responsible for the Chanel Fashion, Fine Jewelry and Watches and Fragrance and Beauty lines in the region, where he drove growth and expansion in to new markets.

Fabian started his career in the Procter & Gamble Company, progressing through assignments of increased responsibility in Marketing and General Management, in Venezuela, the United States, Colombia, Taiwan and Japan. His last assignment in P&G was as President of the Max Factor business in Japan and Asia Pacific.