Givaudan announces the appointment of Antoine Khalil, currently Commercial Head Taste & Wellbeing North America (NOAM), as President Taste & Wellbeing effective 1 April 2025. He succeeds Louie D’Amico, who will retire as President Taste & Wellbeing. To ensure a smooth transition, Louie D’Amico will remain available until the end of September 2025 to provide management advice and support on strategic projects.

Antoine Khalil, a Lebanese national born in 1979, will become President Taste & Wellbeing and a member of the Executive Committee on 1 April 2025. Currently, he serves as Commercial Head for Taste & Wellbeing NOAM. With over 21 years of experience at Givaudan, he has held various roles in market research, key account management, commercial and creative centre management since starting in Paris in 2004. In 2017, Antoine joined Taste & Wellbeing as Regional Head Africa & Middle East, and later for SAMEA, based in Dubai, before becoming Commercial Head for T&W North America in October 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the American University of Beirut, a Master of Business and Management from Padova University (Italy), and a Master of European Fragrance and Cosmetics from ISIPCA (France).

Louie D’Amico will retire after a distinguished 35+ year career in the flavour industry, culminating in his 7- year tenure as President Taste & Wellbeing at Givaudan. He began as a key account manager with Tastemaker in 1989, later acquired by Givaudan, and held various senior leadership roles, including Head of Sweet Goods and Savoury, International Key Account Management, Commercial Head of EMEA and Flavours Americas. Louie significantly contributed to Givaudan’s growth, integrating strategic acquisitions and expanding the portfolio beyond flavour and taste to include functional, health and nutrition solutions, today consolidated under ‘Taste & Wellbeing’. He is passionate about the food and beverage industry and leaves behind a strong Taste & Wellbeing business and leadership team. Louie is a current Board member of the International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI) and a former Board Governor with Flavors and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) where he previously served as President for both organisations.

At the Annual General Meeting on 20 March 2025, all Board members, except for Olivier Filliol, will stand for re-election. In addition, the Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders to elect Melanie Maas-Brunner and Louie D’Amico as new Board members; Melanie Maas-Brunner with effect as of the date of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders and Louie D’Amico with effect as of 1 October 2025. All Board members will be elected for a term of office that ends at the Annual General Meeting in 2026.

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Givaudan is a global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. In 2023, Givaudan employed 16,260 people worldwide and achieved CHF 6.9 billion in sales with a free cash flow of 13.3%. With a heritage that stretches back over 250 years, we are committed to driving long- term, purpose-led growth by improving people’s health and happiness and increasing our positive impact on nature. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Discover more at: www.givaudan.com.

About Givaudan Fragrance & Beauty
Givaudan Fragrance & Beauty craft inspired fragrances to perfume lives and memories, and develop innovative beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good all over the world. Nature is both our responsibility and our most precious muse. We are just as committed to sustainability as we are to creating innovative products that satisfy consumer needs and anticipate their desires. With a collaborative approach that favours co-creation, we have built a diverse portfolio across personal care, fabric care, hygiene, home care, fine fragrances, and beauty, reflecting our multidisciplinary expertise. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. Learn more at www.givaudan.com/fragrance-beauty.

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