The CEW France Achiever Award winners
At a ceremony in Paris last night, the CEW France presented its Achiever Awards to executives whose work had major impact on the beauty industry over the past 40 years. This special edition of the Achiever Awards marked the 40 th anniversary of the CEW France.
As a member of the jury, BW Confidential’s Editor in Chief Oonagh Phillips presented an Achiever Award to Francis Kurkdjian and Marc Chaya, Co-founders of Maison Francis Kurkdjian. The pair were recognized for their vision to put the perfumer at the front and center of the house they built, for their influence on, and contribution to the fragrance industry, and their work to recognize intellectual property rights for perfumers.
“Francis and Marc have combined creative excellence with commercial success. Together, in 2009, they launched Maison Francis Kurkdjian, a French fragrance house built around a creator rather than a marketing brief, and which has achieved a global scale without ever compromising its exacting standards,” Phillips commented.
On accepting the Award, Chaya underlined the need for legal protection of fragrance creations, a battle he continues to wage through the Olfactor...