PARIS — Jean Amic, a former chief executive officer of Givaudan, who was amongst probably the most dynamic, charismatic figures to occupy the worldwide perfumery stage in the course of the second half of the twentieth century, died Wednesday at age 87.

“This can be a profound lack of an exceptional person,” said Gilles Andrier, CEO of the Swiss fragrance and flavors supplier, in a press release. “Jean and I even have collaborated for a few years. He guided me and initiated me in the basics of this magic industry. I had kept a really close relationship with him until today, and he continued to encourage me, at all times more interested at taking a look at the long run than the past.”

In a WWD article dated March 6, 1998, Amic is quoted as saying: “Individuals who long for the past are those that mainly are petrified of tomorrow.”

Givaudan remembered Amic for his directness, sharp mind, unique humorousness and as being an unconventional leader.

“He served as a mentor to a lot of us, and shall be perpetually grateful for his years of leadership, the numerous lessons he taught us along the way in which and his immeasurable contributions,” the corporate said.

Amic, who was born in Paris in 1935, left a wealthy impression on this planet of perfumery.

He was a direct descendant of the Roure company’s founder, who established that fragrance house in 1820. Jean Amic was the son of Louis Amic, who has been credited with developing perfumes for fashion designers, paving the way in which for the positive fragrance industry of today.

Jean Amic joined Roure in 1962, after studying mathematics on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology within the U.S. Then, from 1964 to 1970, he led management of the Roure-Dupont center, based in Latest York. After, Amic took the corporate’s reins.

“He was combining a singular industrial sense with a deep knowledge of perfume design supported by a remarkable sense of smell, which allowed him to disclose a singular talent within the direction of creative teams,” said Givaudan.

Amic was at the center of perfume hits corresponding to Rive Gauche and Opium, by Yves Saint Laurent; Christian Dior’s Poison; Calvin Klein’s Obsession, and Cacharel’s Loulou.

After Roche merged its Givaudan and Roure subsidiaries, in 1991, Amic was appointed CEO of Givaudan. He served in that job until 2000, when Givaudan was spun off and have become a public company.

Amic departed from Givaudan’s board in 2002.

In that WWD article from March 6, 1998, near to his retirement, the manager was quoted as saying: “What I’ll miss is the people aspect. Your heritage is the standard of individuals you permit there.”

Within the article, he called fragrance as being, for probably the most part, “a mirrored image of lifestyle.”

“He was one among the last fragrance lovers,” said Yves de Chiris, then vice chairman of positive fragrances at Quest International, on the time. “He adored his business, and he was good at it.”

Amic is survived by his wife and two children.

Information regarding funeral plans couldn’t immediately be learned.