Vice President, Consumer Fragrances, Middle East & Africa, General Manager Firmenich FZ LLC (Dubai)
Firmenich
Arnaud Bachellier joined Firmenich in February 1992 as Account Manager Perfumery Body Home Care in Paris. Arnaud was promoted in 1996 Regional Director for Colgate Europe and Benckiser Europe. In 2001, Arnaud was promoted Vice President Colgate Palmolive Global account and moved to Princeton. During 10 years, under his leadership and management, Colgate became the second biggest client for Firmenich. Our partnership with Colgate and our intimacy with this client were considered as a model in the industry and were followed by lots of clients. In 2011, Arnaud moved back to Paris and took over the newly created region Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) for Perfumery BHC. A strong team was put in place in the region which allowed to develop a strategy for local clients, the new priority of the Company. In July 2013, Arnaud took over the newly created region India, Middle East, Africa (IMA) for Perfumery BHC. In this new position, he was able to build an additional experience with the Indian subcontinent, applying the strategy to focus with local dynamos. He moved to the company regional headquarters in Dubai in August 2014, and was nominated as the affiliate General Manager in 2015. Prior to Firmenich, Arnaud had a marketing position (Product Manager) at Henkel France for 5 years, then a commercial experience at Givaudan France for 3 years. Arnaud graduated from ESCP (Ecole Superieure de commerce de Paris) and holds a 3 years degree of University Paris 2 in economic sciences. He is a French national.
