Patrick Firmenich

Patrick Firmenich is Chairman of the Board since 2016, and a Board member since 2002.

Patrick served as the Group’s CEO for 12 years, from 2002 until 2014. During this time, he maintained Firmenich’s leadership in Perfumery and Ingredients, while implementing a long-term vision for the Company’s Flavors Business Unit. He also sustained above-average investment in R&D and legacy of game-changing technologies, while setting an ambitious sustainability strategy and leading the Group to achieve world-class HS&E performance.

Patrick first joined Firmenich in 1990, and spent a decade successfully leading the strategic development of the international Fine Fragrance business in New York and Paris.

Patrick is also a Board member of Jacobs Holding, INSEAD and the INSEAD World Foundation, as well as a member of the Advisory Council of the Swiss Board Institute. He is the winner of the 2020 EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ Switzerland award for Family Business.

Patrick holds a law degree from the University of Geneva and qualified as a barrister in 1987. He also has an MBA from INSEAD.