2024 Summer Investor Conference

On 28 August 2024, we hosted our traditional Summer Investor Conference.

This time exploring the captivating world of our Active Beauty business and delving into the cutting-edge concept of ‘high precision beauty’.

The event was once again conducted as a hybrid meeting, allowing 55 investors and analysts to attend in Zurich, while another 70 participated virtually through a live webcast.

CEO Gilles Andrier opened the conference by introducing Stewart Harris, our newly appointed CFO, and expressing gratitude to Tom Hallam, the retiring CFO, for his many years of successful leadership at Givaudan.

He continued with an overview of the 2024 half year results, reminding participants of the Company’s 2025 strategy and financial targets, and concluded with the 2024 outlook. Gilles then introduced Givaudan’s growing presence in the ‘beauty world’, which began 10 years ago with our successful entry into the skincare space through active ingredients.

“Our recent acquisition of b.kolormakeup marks a further expansion, enabling us access to the last open space of beauty: make-up.”

Gilles Andrier, CEO

Guest speakers Fabrice Lefevre, Marketing & Innovation Director for Active Beauty, and Romain Reynaud, R&D Director for Active Beauty, then took the stage. 

Their presentation demonstrated how, within 10 years, Givaudan has become the benchmark in high precision beauty ingredients. We imagine, design, and create iconic molecules that consumers love. 

“Our success is driven by being consumer-obsessed, leading disruptive R&D to achieve performance, and staying future-focused on technology and sustainability. Through the recent acquisition of b.kolormakeup, we now offer end-to-end capabilities to our customers.”

Romain Reynaud, R&D Director, Active Beauty

For Givaudan, we see significant growth opportunities in various fields, such as the rise of dermocosmetics in India, the emergence of new players like Indie brands, the use of biotechnology to support a more sustainable world, and the management of increased complexity to better serve our customers.

“What is the most important thing to remember? Givaudan is the leading supplier of active cosmetic ingredients, we are the most awarded innovation company, and we are #1 in biotech actives.”

Fabrice Lefevre, Marketing & Innovation Director, Active Beauty

The conference finished with a question and answer session, which was followed by a networking lunch.

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