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IFF’s New CEO: Commercial Execution Strategy Will Get Biz Back On Track

 
• By Eileen Francis

Under CEO Erik Fyrwald, IFF is committed to improving commercial execution across its four businesses after five years of overall underperformance.

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.’s new CEO Erik Fyrwald is committed to improving the commercial execution of each of the firm’s four businesses, holding up the Scent division as a “pocket of strength” to serve as a model.

In his first presentation to the analyst community for IFF’s 20 February fourth quarter earnings call, Fyrwald admitted “we have...

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