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Inter Parfums Inc.

(IPAR) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$345.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$446.1M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Welcome to Inter Parfums, Inc. Inter Parfums develops, manufactures and distributes prestige perfumes and cosmetics as the exclusive worldwide licensee for Burberry, Paul Smith, S.T. Dupont, Christian Lacroix, Quiksilver/Roxy, and Van Cleef & Arpels. The Company also owns Lanvin Perfumes and Nickel S.A., a men's skin care company. It also produces personal care products for specialty retailers under exclusive agreements with Gap Inc. and New York & Company. In addition, Inter Parfums produces and supplies mass market fragrances and fragrance related products. The Company's products are sold in over 120 countries worldwide. Inter Parfums is included on the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Jean Madar
Number of Employees 245
Contact Information

551 5th Ave Ste 1500

New York, New York 10176

interparfumsinc...

(212) 983-2640

NAICS Code Toilet Preparation Manufacturing: 325620

Recent Events

  • Inter Parfums expects net sales of USD440, in 2010

    11/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Inter Parfums 3Q sales falls 5 pct

    10/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Inter Parfums inks deal with Jimmy Choo

    10/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • That Bebe Smell

    8/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Inter Parfums, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

    8/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Inter Parfums Q2 sales beat Street; backs '09 view

    7/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Inter Parfums' Sales Slip in Q2 2009

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

inter parfums inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Philippe Benacin Chief Executive Officer
Andy Clarke President, Specialty Retail
Henry B Clarke President
Philippe Santi Chief Financial Officer
Russell Greenberg Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Wayne Hamerling Executive Vice President, Mass Market Sales
Alex Canavan Vice President Distribution and Warehousing
Andrew Hoskins Vice President of Marketing & Product Development
Jerry McKenna Vice President, Purchasing & Pkg
Kiet T. Huynh Vice President, Mgmt Info System
Michel Bes Vice President, Retail Sales
Renee Ordino Vice President, Marketing
Sioux Saunders Vice President of Marketing & Product Development
Stuart Fishel Vice President of Retail Sales
Axel Marot Director of Operations
Frederic Pelayo Director of Marketing and Distribution
Gaelle Loiseau Director of Marketing
Jack Ayer Director of the French Market Sales
Eduardo Hermosilla Mexico, Texas Border Sales Manager
Lynn Konko Northeast Regional Sales Manager
Mike Hamerling Westcoast Regional Sales Manager
Virginie Ejzenbaum Brand Manager
William Dachille National Account Sales Manager
Michelle Habert Corporate Controller
Gary McNatton Names Award Winning Packaging Designer
Jennifer Giachino
Linda Latman Investor Relations Counsel
Paul Smith First Designer
Hugues De La Chevasnerie Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jean Madar Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Francois Heilbronn Chairman
Jean Cailliau Board of Directors
Jean Levy Board of Directors
Joseph A Caccamo Board of Directors
Le Sueur Rue Board of Directors
Patrick Choel Board of Directors
Phlippe Santi Board of Directors
Robert Bensoussan Torres Board of Directors
Robert Bensoussan-Torres Board of Directors
Serge Rosinoer Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Jean Philippe Fragrances, LLC CEO Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Managing Director Former
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Philippe Benacin has been the Vice Chairman of the Board since September 1991, and is a co-founder of the Company with Mr. Madar. He was elected the Executive Vice President in September 1991, Senior Vice President in April 1993, and President of the Company in January 1994. In addition, he has been the President of Inter Parfums, S.A. for more than the past five years. Mr. Benacin graduated from The French University for Economic and Commercial Sciences (ESSEC) in 1983.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Jean Philippe Fragrances, LLC Vice Chairman & President Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. President Current
Inter Parfums Holdings, S.A. General Manager Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice Chairman, President, Executive Vice President & Senior Vice President Former
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Former

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Inter Parfums, Inc. President, Specialty Retail Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President Former

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Inter Parfums, Inc. President Current
Banana Republic President Former

Philippe Santi, age 46 and a Director since December 1999, is the Director General Delegue Executive Vice President of Inter Parfums, S.A. Mr. Santi, who is a is a Certified Accountant and Statutory Auditor in France, has been the Chief Financial Officer of Inter Parfums, S.A. since February 1995. Prior to February 1995, Mr. Santi was the Chief Financial Officer for Stryker France and an Audit Manager for Ernst and Young.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Director, Executive Vice President and Director General Delegue, Inter Parfums, S.A. Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Russell Greenberg, Chief Financial Officer, was Vice- President, Finance when he joined the Company in June 1992; became Executive Vice President in April 1993; and was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 1995. He is a certified public accountant licensed in the State of New York, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. After graduating from The Ohio State University in 1980, he was employed in public accounting until he joined the Company in June 1992.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Jean Philippe Fragrances, LLC CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Elite Parfumes Ltd. CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Director Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
The Ohio State University Former

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Executive Vice President, Mass Market Sales Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President Distribution and Warehousing Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President of Marketing & Product Development Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Senior Director of Packaging & Purchasing Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President, Purchasing & Pkg Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President, Mgmt Info System Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President, Retail Sales Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Central and South America Regional Sales Manager Former

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President of Marketing & Product Development Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Vice President of Retail Sales Current

Axel Marot, age 33, was the Supply Chain Manager when he joined Inter Parfums, S.A. in 2003 and has been the Director of Operations for Inter Parfums, S.A. since January 2005. Prior to joining Inter Parfums, S.A., Mr. Marot was a Supply Chain Manager for Nestle.

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Director of Operations Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Supply Chain Manager Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Director of Marketing and Distribution Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. President of the Luxury and Fashion Division of Inter Parfums Former

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Director of Marketing Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Director of the French Market Sales Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. French Market Sales Manager Current
L'Oreal Brand Representative Former

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Mexico, Texas Border Sales Manager Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Northeast Regional Sales Manager Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Westcoast Regional Sales Manager Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Brand Manager Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. National Account Sales Manager Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Corporate Controller Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Names Award Winning Packaging Designer Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Investor Relations Counsel Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. First Designer Current

Francois Heilbronn, a Director since 1988, an independent director, and a member of the audit, stock option and executive compensation committees, is a graduate of Harvard Business School with a Master of Business Administration degree and is currently the managing partner of the consulting firm of M.M. Friedrich, Heilbronn & Fiszer. He was formerly employed by The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. from 1988 through 1992 as a manager. Mr. Heilbronn graduated from Institut D’ Etudes Politiques De Paris in June 1983. From 1984 to 1986, he worked as a financial analyst for Lazard Freres & Co.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Chairman Current
Lazard Ltd. Financial Analyst Former

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Director Current

Jean Cailliau has been a director since December 1999. The Board considers Mr. Cailliau to be independent of management, notwithstanding his prior affiliation with LV Capital USA Inc., which was dissolved in August 2006. Through June 2001, Mr. Cailliau was the Deputy General Manager of LV Capital SA, the investment arm of LVMH. In January 2001 he became a Director of L Capital Management, a private equity fund sponsored by LVMH. For the past 10 years, Mr. Cailliau has held executive positions at LVMH. He is also a Director of various European companies. Mr. Cailliau is an Engineer in Agronomics and has an MBA (1988) from Insead.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current
INSEAD MBA Former

Jean Levy has been a Director since August 1996, an independent director and a member of the audit and executive compensation and stock option committees. He worked for twenty-seven years at L’Oreal, and was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmair, the exclusive United States licensee of L’Oreal, from 1983 through June 1987. In addition, he is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi Beaute (France). For the more than the past five years, Mr. Levy has been an independent advisor as well as a consultant for economic development to local governments in France. A graduate of l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, he also attended Yale Graduate School and was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. He was also a Professor at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He was formerly a director of Zannier Group and Escada Beaute Worldwide and Rallye, S.A. In addition, Mr. Levy was also a director (Chairman of the Board until October 2001) of Financière d’Or, and its subsidiary, Histoire d’Or which is in the retail jewelry business. Mr. Levy was formerly a consultant to Ernst & Young, Paris through 2004. He is currently a board member of Price Minister, an internet based retailer located in Paris.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current
L'Oreal Former

Mr. Caccamo, age 52, a Director since 1992, is an attorney with the law firm of GrayRobinson, P.A., our general counsel. A member of both the New York and Florida bars, Mr. Caccamo has been a practicing attorney since 1981, concentrating in the areas of corporate and securities law, and in September 1991 he became our counsel.

Organization Position Status
Gray Robinson Attorney Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Choel, age 65, was appointed to the board of directors in June 2006 as an independent director, and is a member of both the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee. Mr. Choel is the manager of Universite 82, a business consultant and advisor. For approximately 10 years, through March 2004, Mr. Choel worked as the President and CEO of two divisions of LVMH, first the LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics Division, which included such well known brands as Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain, and Parfums Givenchy, among others, and later, Parfums Christian Dior, a leading world-wide prestige beauty/fragrances business. Prior to such time, for approximately 30 years, he work at various executive positions at Unilever, including President and CEO of Elida Faberge France and President and CEO of Chesebrough Pond's USA.

Organization Position Status
Unilever Current
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current
LVMH Inc. CEO Former
LVMH Inc. President Former

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Robert Bensoussan-Torres has been a Director since March 1997. He also is an independent director, and during 2005 he was a member of the audit committee. In November 2001, he became the Chief Executive Officer of Jimmy Choo Ltd., a luxury shoe and ready to wear accessory company. From 1999 to December 2000, he was the Managing Director of Gianfranco Ferre fashion group, based in Milano, Italy. Mr. Bensoussan-Torres is a Director of Towers Consulting Europe, Ltd. Towers Consulting Europe, Ltd. is a consulting company based in London, which specializes in strategic advise in connection with mergers andacquisitions in the luxury goods business. Mr. Bensoussan-Torres was the Chief Executive Officer of Christian Lacroix, Paris, a subsidiary of LVMH Group, from February 1993 until May 1998. Christian Lacroix is a French Haute Couture House and has activities in the field of apparel, accessories and fragrances. From December 1990 through January 1993 he was based in Munich, Germany, as the International Sales Director of The Escada Group.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Jimmy Choo Chief Executive Officer Former

Serge Rosinoer was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2000 as an independent director. Mr. Rosinoer has devoted most of his career to the personal care, cosmetics and fragrance industry. In 1978, Mr. Rosinoer joined the Clarins Group as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer where he was largely responsible for its rapid international expansion. As COO, then CEO since 1978, Mr. Rosinoer oversaw the transformation of Clarins into a major force in cosmetics, skin care and fragrance, with annual sales ofapproximately 600 million Euro and more than 4,000 employees. He retired from active duty in June of 2000, but continues to serve on the board of directors of Clarins. Earlier in his career he was President of Parfums Corday. He also held senior level executive positions at Max Factor, where he had full supervision of that cosmetics company’s European production and sales. Mr. Rosinoer has served several terms as President of the French Prestige Cosmetics Association and currently serves as Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France.

Organization Position Status
Inter Parfums, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     IPAR $11.50 -0.09 (-0.78% )
Average Volume 78,216
Shares Outstanding 30.08M
Market Cap 345.9M
Year High 13.48
Year Low 3.5
Earnings Per Share 0.73
P/E Ratio 15.75
Dividend 0.13
Yield 1.15
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