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...
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