Thierry Audibert has a background in Chemistry and Perfume Creations. He held various positions and started from having been trained as Creative Perfumer in Grasse Hong Kong Geneva and Paris, designing fragrances for the Consumer Products. He then moved into Sales before becoming the World Account Manager for a major Global customer. In 2009, Thierry was appointed as Head of Fragrance Research covering new Ingredients, novel manufacturing Process, Fragrance Encapsulation and the Health and Wellness platform. In that role, Thierry contributed to developing Givaudan Fragrance Biotechnology expertise. At the end of his career he was nominated as Head of New Business Development for the Fragrance Division, he covers M&A activities within core and adjacent Business fields.he retired from Givaudan in mid 2022.