Firmenich Appoints New Head Of Sales For Ingredients

14 May 2014 --- Firmenich has announced the appointment of Amaury Roquette as Vice President, Sales, Ingredients Division. In this capacity, Roquette will oversee the Division’s sales globally reporting to Boet Brinkgreve, President Ingredients Division.

Roquette started at Firmenich 6 years ago within the Strategic Development Group. He quickly joined the Ingredients Division where he took on roles of increasing responsibility, starting in product management and gradually taking over the leadership for sales in Europe and the Americas.

Roquette holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Reims Management School, and an MBA from IMD. Prior to joining Firmenich, Amaury held various positions mainly in Mexico and Latin America with Deloitte.

Firmenich is the world’s largest privately-owned company (No.2 worldwide) in the fragrance and flavor business. Founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1895, it has created many of the world’s best-known perfumes and flavors that we enjoy each day. Its passion for smell and taste is at the heart of its success. It is renowned for its creativity and innovation, as well as its exceptional understanding of consumer trends. Each year, it invests around 10% of its turnover in R&D, reflecting its continuous desire to understand, share and sublimate the best that nature has to offer. Firmenich had an annual turnover of 2.89 billion Swiss Francs at end June 2013.