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GENEVA, Aug. 3, 2022, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, is

pleased to announce the appointment of Maurizio Clementi as ad interim

President of its Taste & Beyond division, effective immediately. This move

follows former President Emmanuel Butstraen's recent appointment as Chief

Integration Officer overseeing the upcoming DSM-Firmenich merger. Maurizio will

remain in role until the merger's successful completion.

"Maurizio has played an essential role in Taste & Beyond's divisional

transformation, purpose-led strategic growth and unprecedented performance,"

said Firmenich CEO Gilbert Ghostine. "In his new role as division President, he

will continue to serve our customers by harnessing Firmenich's leading

innovation, best-in-class creation and talented teams across the world."

Maurizio Clementi has been with Firmenich for the last 11 years. For the last

several years, he has served as Firmenich's Taste & Beyond Global Strategy SVP,

where he grew Taste & Beyond's Human Insights teams into a trusted global

authority, oversaw the successful acquisition of Campus and, together with

Emmanuel, shaped the group's SmartProteins® meat & dairy analogs business to

become an industry leader.

Before joining Firmenich, Maurizio spent several years in corporate consultancy

roles, specializing in M&A and more than eight years with Nissan Motor Co. as

CFO for key European markets. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics &

Commerce as well as a Juris Doctor in law from Sapienza Università di Roma.

"I'm honored to take on this new role and look forward to building upon the

great legacy and momentum built by Emmanuel and our teams around the world,"

said Maurizio "I will continue to drive our commitment to accelerating global

diet transformation by working closely with our customers to create delicious

food & beverages that are better for people and planet."

About Firmenich

Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, was

founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1895, and has been family-owned for 127

years. Firmenich is a leading business-to-business company specialized in the

research, creation, manufacture and sale of perfumes, flavors and ingredients.

Renowned for its world-class research and creativity, as well as its leadership

in sustainability, Firmenich offers its customers superior innovation in

formulation, a broad and high-quality palette of ingredients, and proprietary

technologies including biotechnology, encapsulation, olfactory science and

taste modulation. Firmenich had an annual turnover of 4.3 billion Swiss Francs

at end June 2021. More information about Firmenich is available at

www.firmenich.com .

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