Givaudan has announced the retirement of Adrien Gonckel as chief information officer. Anne Tayac, currently Head of Fragrance Operations, will become a member of the Executive Committee with responsibility for designing, implementing and leading a global organisation for business services and solutions. Fabien Jaunault, currently Head of IT Demand, is appointed Head of Global Information Management & Technology (IM&T), responsible for the company's innovation strategy and day-to-day business operations in Information Management & Technology. As Head of Givaudan Business Solutions, Anne Tayac will be responsible for designing Givaudan Business Solutions (GBS), a global organisation for business services and solutions, to be gradually implemented in support of Givaudan's 2020 strategic pillar 'delivering with excellence'.
Givaudan SA is one of the world's leading producers of flavors and perfumes. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- flavors (51.3%): for producing salted side dishes prepared dishes, snacks, soups and sauces, meat and poultry), beverages (fruit juices, instant beverages), sweet goods, and dairy products;
- perfumes (48.7%): intended to the production of cosmetic products and of consumer products (cleaning and maintenance products, etc.).
At the end of 2025, the group had 167 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.1%), Europe (29.4%), North America (22.9%), Asia/Pacific (20.2%), South Asia/Africa/Middle East (15.3%) and Latin America (11.1%).
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