People: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Douglas Tough

63 2010 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Kevin Berryman

54 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Nicolas Mirzayantz

50 2007 Group President - Fragrances

Hernan Vaisman

54 2007 Group President - Flavors

Anne Chwat

53 2011 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

Angelica Cantlon

61 2009 Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Ahmet Baydar

60 2010 Senior Vice President - Research and Development

Francisco Fortanet

44 2012 Senior Vice President - Operations

Richard O'Leary

52 2009 Vice President, Controller

Arthur Martinez

73 2006 Lead Independent Director

Christina Gold

65 2013 Director

Marcello Bottoli

51 2007 Independent Director

Linda Buck

66 2007 Independent Director

J. Michael Cook

70 2000 Independent Director

Roger Ferguson

62 2010 Independent Director

Andreas Fibig

51 2011 Independent Director

Alexandra Herzan

53 2003 Independent Director

Henry Howell

71 2004 Independent Director

Katherine Hudson

66 2008 Independent Director

Dale Morrison

64 2011 Independent Director

Shelley Young

IR Contact Officer

Biographies

Name Description

Douglas Tough

Mr. Douglas Davis Tough is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since March 1, 2010. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ansell Limited, from 2004 until March 2010. Mr. Tough joined the Board on October 1, 2008 and served as the Non-Executive Chairman from October 1, 2009 until he became the CEO. Mr. Tough is currently a director of Molson Coors Brewing Company, a multi-national beverage company.

Kevin Berryman

Mr. Kevin C. Berryman is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since May 15, 2009. He also served as a member of Company's Temporary Office of the Chief Executive Officer from October 1, 2009 until February 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Berryman served as Chief Financial Officer of Nestle Professional, Americas, a global foodservice manufacturer, from October 2008 to May 2009, and Senior Vice President, Group Controller of Nestle S.A., an international food and beverage company, from June 2006 to September 2008. Mr. Berryman was also Chief Financial Officer of Nestle Purina PetCare, a pet care company, from December 2001 to May 2006.

Nicolas Mirzayantz

Mr. Nicolas Mirzayantz is Group President - Fragrances of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since January 1, 2007. He also served as a member of Company's Temporary Office of the Chief Executive Officer from October 1, 2009 until February 2010. Mr. Mirzayantz has also served as Company's Senior Vice President, Fine Fragrance and Beauty Care and Regional Manager North America, from March 2005 to December 2006, Company's Senior Vice President, Fine Fragrance and Beauty Care from October 2004 to February 2005, and Company's Vice President Global Fragrance Business Development from February 2002 to September 2004.

Hernan Vaisman

Mr. Hernan Vaisman is Group President - Flavors of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since January 1, 2007. He also served as a member of Company's Temporary Office of the Chief Executive Officer from October 1, 2009 until February 2010. From October 2004 to December 2006, Mr. Vaisman served as Company's Vice President, Latin America, and from January 2003 to September 2004, Mr. Vaisman served as Company's Regional Finance Director, Latin America Region.

Anne Chwat

Ms. Anne Chwat is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since April 14, 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Chwat served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Burger King Holdings, Inc., a fast food hamburger restaurant company, from September 2004 to April 2011. From September 2000 to September 2004, Ms. Chwat served in various positions at BMG Music (now Sony Music Entertainment), including as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer.

Angelica Cantlon

Ms. Angelica T. Cantlon is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since August 10, 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Cantlon served as Senior Vice President-International Chief Administrative Officer of MetLife, Inc., an insurance and financial services company, from June 2005 to August 2009, and Senior Vice President-Human Resources Business Leader, of Metlife from September 1999 to June 2005.

Ahmet Baydar

Dr. Ahmet Baydar is Senior Vice President - Research and Development of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since September 22, 2010. He served as Company's Vice President, Global Fragrance Research from February 2009 to August 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Baydar served as a Director of Shave Care and Integrated Shaving Systems at The Procter & Gamble Company, a branded consumer packaged goods company, from January 2006 to October 2007, and Vice President of R&D-Personal Care at The Gillette Company, a personal care products company, from August 2000 to January 2006.

Francisco Fortanet

Mr. Francisco Fortanet is Senior Vice President - Operations of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since February 27, 2012. He served as Company's Vice President, Global Manufacturing Compounding from January 2007 to February 2012. Mr. Fortanet has also served as Company's Vice President, Global Manufacturing from January 2006 to January 2007, Company's Regional Director of North America Operations from December 2003 to January 2005, the Project Manager of a Special Project in IFF Ireland from May 2003 to December 2003 and as Company's Plant Manager in Hazlet, New Jersey from October 1999 to May 2003.

Richard O'Leary

Dr. Richard A. O'Leary , Ed.D., is Vice President, Controller of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., since June 1, 2009. He served as Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer from July 2008 to May 2009 and Company's Vice President, Corporate Development from July 2007 to May 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. O’Leary served in various positions since 1986 at International Paper Co., a paper and packaging company, including, most recently, as Chief Financial Officer of International Paper Company (Brazil) from June 2004 to June 2007.

Arthur Martinez

Mr. Arthur C. Martinez is Lead Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Having served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sears, Roebuck and Company, a retailer, from 1995 until 2000, Mr. Martinez obtained experience on a myriad of issues arising in a corporation. He is currently a director of IAC/InterActiveCorp, a internet company, Fifth and Pacific, Inc., a retail-based premium brands company, American International Group, Inc., an insurance and financial services organization, and is currently Chairman of the Board of HSN, Inc., an interactive multi-channel retailer. He also served as a director of PepsiCo, Inc. from 1999 to 2012, and is currently trustee of numerous charitable organizations, including Northwestern University, the Chicago Symphony, Greenwich Hospital and Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Mr. Martinez joined the board in 2000.

Christina Gold

Ms. Christina A. Gold is Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Ms. Gold served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of The Western Union Company, a company in global money transfer, from 2006 to 2010, and served as President of Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and Senior Executive Vice President of First Data Corporation, former parent company of The Western Union Company, from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining First Data Corporation, Ms. Gold held executive positions with Excel Communications, a former telecommunications and e-commerce services provider, and Beaconsfield Group, Inc., a direct selling advisory firm that she founded. Prior to founding The Beaconsfield Group, from 1970 to 1998, Ms. Gold held a number of key positions with Avon Products, Inc., a global beauty company, including Executive Vice President, Global Direct Selling Development, Senior Vice President and President of Avon North America, and Senior Vice President and CEO of Avon, Canada. Ms. Gold is currently a director of ITT Corporation, New York Life Insurance and Exelis, Inc. She also sits on the board of Safe Water Network, a non-profit organization.

Marcello Bottoli

Mr. Marcello V. Bottoli serves as an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. An Italian national with international experience, Mr. Bottoli has been an operating partner of Advent International, a global private equity firm, since 2010, and served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Pandora A/S, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of hand-finished and modern jewelry, from August 2011 until March 2012. Mr. Bottoli served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Samsonite Inc., a luggage manufacturer and distributor, from March 2004 through January 2009, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Vuitton Malletier, a manufacturer and retailer of luxury handbags and accessories, from 2001 through 2002. Previously, Mr. Bottoli played a number of roles with Benckiser N.V., and then Reckitt Benckiser plc, a home, health and personal care products company, following the merger of Benckiser with Reckitt & Colman Ltd. Mr. Bottoli serves on the board of directors of True Religion Apparel, Inc., a California-based fashion jeans, sportswear and accessory manufacturer and retailer, is Chairman of Pharmafortune S.A., a pharmaceuticals and biotechnology manufacturer, is Deputy Chairman of Blushington LLC, a makeup and beauty services retailer, and is Deputy Chairman of Pandora A/S. He has served on the Board since July 13, 2007.

Linda Buck

Dr. Linda B. Buck, Ph.D., serves as an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. She has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator since 1994, a Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a biomedical research institute, since 2002, and Affiliate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington since 2003. Dr. Buck’s research has provided key insights into the mechanisms underlying the sense of smell. Dr. Buck is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2004. Dr. Buck served on the board of directors of DeCode Genetics Inc., a biotechnology company, from 2005 to 2009 and joined the Board on July 13, 2007.

J. Michael Cook

Mr. J. Michael Cook serves as an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Mr. Cook retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche, a global professional services firm, in 1999. He has served as Chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and as a member of its Auditing Standards Board. He led the Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the overseer of accounting standards boards, and the World Congress of Accountants. Mr. Cook is an emeritus member of the Advisory Council of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), is a member of the PCAOB’s Standing Advisory Group, and was a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting. He was a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Professionalism and Audit Committees. He served as a director of Eli Lilly until April 2009 and Dow Chemical Company until May 2006 and is currently a director of Comcast Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Comeback America Initiative (CAI). Mr. Cook joined the Board in 2000.

Roger Ferguson

Dr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. is an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Mr. Ferguson has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF, a financial services company, since 2008. Mr. Ferguson was an associate and partner at McKinsey & Company from 1984 to 1997 and also was an associate with a law firm. Mr. Ferguson has also served in various policy-making positions, including as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System from 1999 until 2006, and as Chairman of Swiss America Holding Corporation, a global reinsurance company, from 2006 until 2008. Mr. Ferguson currently serves on the Advisory Committee of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, a global alternative asset manager, and is a director of Audax Health, an end-to-end digital health company. He was also a member of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and serves on the board of a number of charitable and non-governmental organizations, including the Committee on Economic Development, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Economic Club of New York. Mr. Ferguson has been a member of the Board since 2010.

Andreas Fibig

Mr. Andreas Fibig is an Independent Director of International Flavors and Fragnances Inc. Mr. Fibig has been President and Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, the pharmaceutical division of Bayer AG, since September 2008. Prior to this position, Mr. Fibig held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Pfizer Inc., a research-based pharmaceutical company, including as Senior Vice President in the US Pharmaceutical Operations group from 2007 through 2008 and as President, Latin America, Africa and Middle East from 2006 through 2007. Mr. Fibig is a board member of EFPIA, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, Council of the Americas and vfa, the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies. He chairs the Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology. He joined the Board on March 8, 2011.

Alexandra Herzan

Ms. Alexandra A. Herzan serves as an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Ms. Herzan has a long-term understanding of many aspects of the operations and brings a unique perspective to Board deliberations. Ms. Herzan has been the President and Treasurer of the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc., a charitable foundation, since 1997, and a director of the van Ameringen Foundation, Inc., since 1992. These positions have provided executive and leadership experience, as well as an understanding of corporate governance, strategy and financial management at the Board level. She also sits on the boards of the Fountain House and the Masters School, both not-for-profit organizations. Ms. Herzan joined the Board in 2003.

Henry Howell

Mr. Henry W. Howell, Jr. serves as an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Until 2000, Mr. Howell served in various positions during his 34 years with J.P. Morgan, a financial services firm, and secured business development, finance and international management experience which enables Mr. Howell to provide both a public and a private sector perspective on corporate finance, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. While at J.P. Morgan, Mr. Howell had several overseas assignments including head of banking operations in Germany and Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan’s Australian merchant banking affiliate, which was publicly listed. Both of these positions enhanced his ability to analyze complex international business and financial matters. He is currently on the board of the Norton Museum and is a life trustee of the Chicago History Museum. Mr. Howell joined the Board on September 7, 2004.

Katherine Hudson

Ms. Katherine M. Hudson serves as an Independent Director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. As Chairperson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brady Corporation, a global manufacturer of identification solutions and specialty industrial products, from 1994 until 2004, Ms. Hudson oversaw a doubling of annual revenues. Her prior experience over 24 years with Eastman Kodak covered various areas of responsibility, including systems analysis, supply chain, finance and information technology. Ms. Hudson has served as a director on the boards of Apple Computer Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and software products, CNH Global NV, a manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, and, between 2000 and 2012 Charming Shoppes, Inc., a woman’s specialty retailer. Ms. Hudson has served on the Board since October 1, 2008.

Dale Morrison

Mr. Dale F. Morrison is an Independent Director of International Flavors and Fragnances Inc. Mr. Morrison has been a founding partner of TriPointe Capital Partners, a private equity firm, since 2011. Prior to TriPointe, he served from 2004 until 2011 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of McCain Foods Limited. A food industry veteran, his experience includes service as Chief Executive Officer and President of Campbell Soup Company, various roles at General Foods and PepsiCo and as an operating partner of Fenway Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Morrison is currently a Director of the Center of Innovation at the University of North Dakota, the Non-Executive Chairman of Findus Group, a frozen foods company, and a Director of InterContinental Hotels Group, an international hotel company, and he previously served as a director of Trane, Inc. He joined the Board on March 8, 2011.

Shelley Young

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