Marc Puig and Harry Frémont will be recognized at the Fragrance Foundation Awards for 2017.
The foundation is naming Puig, chairman and chief executive officer of Puig, as an honoree for The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2017 Hall of Fame. Frémont, a master perfumer at Firmenich, will receive the Lifetime Achievement, Perfumer award.
“Marc Puig is one of the most respected executives working today and Harry Frémont is a living legend in our industry,” said Elizabeth Musmanno, president of The Fragrance Foundation. “We look forward to celebrating them and all of the products and people who give life to fragrance.”
The 2017 Fragrance Foundation Awards will be presented by Hearst Magazines and held on June 14 at Alice Tully Hall in New York. Carolina Herrera, with her daughter Carolina Herrera Baéz and model Karlie Kloss, are set to serve as co-chairs of the event.
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During Puig’s career, he moved from Antonio Puig SA as a director of research and development and new product development to president of Puig in the U.S. He’s overseen the Carolina Herrera fashion and fragrances business, as well as the Nina Ricci and Paco Rabanne brands. Puig was named ceo of the company in 2004, and chairman of the board in 2007.
Since Frémont arrived in the U.S. in 1990, he has worked on key fragrances for Firmenich, including Calvin Klein’s CK One, Ralph Lauren Romance, Bath & Body Works’ Japanese Cherry Blossom and Estée Lauder’s Modern Muse. Frémont serves on the committee that chooses new ingredients for the Firmenich palette, which is used by all of the company’s perfumers.
Last year, The Fragrance Foundation inducted Leslie H. Wexner to the Hall of Fame and presented Sophia Grojsman, of International Flavors and Fragrances, with the 2016 Lifetime Achievement, Perfumer award (she worked on Calvin Klein Eternity and Yves Saint Laurent Paris). Dior won several awards for Sauvage, and Tom Ford took home its 11th and 12th Fragrance Foundation awards.