J. Erik Fyrwald
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
2 yr
8 reports
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ·IFF
Three global business presidents report directly to the CEO
Chemicals · Fortune #369 · Divisional structure · 22K employees · New York, New York
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
2.4
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.7 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$10.9B
Operating income
$-382000000
Net income
$340M
Total assets
$25.5B
Shares out
255M
Sourced from International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-18 ↗ View on SEC
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Three global business presidents report directly to IFF’s CEO, creating a wide CEO span across Taste, Health & Biosciences, and Food Ingredients. This page maps the current executive structure, recent leadership changes, compensation context, and peer comparisons following the 2025 segment reorganization.
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Latest signal Marc Birenkrant moved into Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Appointed effective August 10, 2025.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add a Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO role to consolidate oversight of the three business presidents and reduce CEO span.
- Recombine Taste and Food Ingredients Move Food Ingredients under the Taste president to reverse the 2025 split.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Michael DeVeau
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
2 reports
Yuvraj Arora
President, Taste
Taste
3 yr
0 reports
Leticia Gonçalves Lourenço
President, Health & Biosciences
Health & Biosciences
1 yr
0 reports
Andres Muller
President, Food Ingredients
Food Ingredients
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Steve Landsman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
internal
Brynn Samson
SVP, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
Compliance
5 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
J. Erik Fyrwald $15.0M
- Base salary
- $1.03M
- Stock awards
- $11.66M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.05M
- Pension change
- $165K
- Other
- $108K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
6×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Executives and directors must retain shares until ownership guidelines are met.
The businesses
How International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Taste
7K employees
President, Taste (Yuvraj Arora)
Global flavors and taste solutions serving food and beverage customers.
Health & Biosciences
6K employees
President, Health & Biosciences (Leticia Gonçalves Lourenço)
Ingredients and solutions for health, wellness, and biotech applications.
Food Ingredients
5K employees
President, Food Ingredients (Andres Muller)
Functional ingredients portfolio split from the former Nourish segment.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive feature of IFF’s structure is that its three global business presidents—Taste, Health & Biosciences, and Food Ingredients—all report directly to the CEO.
This gives the CEO a wide operational span across P&L-owning divisions rather than routing accountability through a group COO.
The structure reflects IFF’s post‑2025 reorganization, when the former Nourish segment was split into Taste and Food Ingredients, elevating both to CEO‑reporting units. Corporate functions like Finance, Legal, and Compliance remain centralized, supporting the divisions rather than owning standalone P&Ls.
- Three P&L presidents report directly to CEO
- No COO role following Nourish reorganization
The comparison
How International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers such as DSM‑Firmenich or Symrise, IFF places more direct reporting weight on divisional presidents rather than on regional or functional executives. Many specialty chemicals peers retain a COO or regional CEOs to intermediate between the CEO and business units. IFF’s approach increases CEO span but …
C-suite size
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
7
Givaudan
8
Symrise
9
DSM-Firmenich
10
IFF Peer: Kerry Group
8
Reporting depth
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
3 levels
Givaudan
4 levels
Symrise
4 levels
DSM-Firmenich
5 levels
IFF Peer: Kerry Group
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
3 yr
Givaudan
6 yr
Symrise
7 yr
DSM-Firmenich
5 yr
IFF Peer: Kerry Group
6 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Givaudan — no COO — no CAIO
Symrise ✓ COO — no CAIO
DSM-Firmenich ✓ COO ✓ CAIO
IFF Peer: Kerry Group — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the elevation of Food Ingredients to a standalone president reporting directly to the CEO in 2025.
- promoted
- new
- newAndres Muller President, Food Ingredients
Joined IFF effective January 1, 2025 following Nourish reorganization.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-18
- CEO
- J. Erik Fyrwald
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 2.7 yr
First full year reflecting the post‑Nourish divisional split.
Named executive officers (5)
- J. Erik Fyrwald - CEO since 2024
- Michael DeVeau - CFO
- Yuvraj Arora - President, Taste since 2023
- Leticia Gonçalves Lourenço - President, Health & Biosciences since 2025
- Andres Muller - President, Food Ingredients since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-18
- CEO
- J. Erik Fyrwald
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.4 yr
Nourish still operated as a single segment.
Named executive officers (3)
- J. Erik Fyrwald - CEO since 2024
- Michael DeVeau - CFO
- Yuvraj Arora - President, Nourish since 2023
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-19
- CEO
- Frank K. Clyburn
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.1 yr
Leadership preceded CEO transition in early 2024.
Named executive officers (2)
- Frank K. Clyburn - CEO since 2018
- Michael DeVeau - CFO
Year-over-year changes
IFF expanded CEO span and reduced average tenure as new presidents were added following the Nourish split.
- CEO span: 5 → 6
- C-suite size: 5 → 6
- Avg tenure: 3.4 → 2.7 yr
- new Leticia Gonçalves Lourenço - President, Health & Biosciences (DEF 14A filed 2026-03-18)
- reorg Food Ingredients - Business Segment (was Part of Nourish) (10-K filed 2026-02-27)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of International Flavors & Fragrances?
J. Erik Fyrwald has served as CEO of IFF since February 6, 2024.
What type of organizational structure does International Flavors & Fragrances use?
IFF uses a divisional structure built around global business units with centralized corporate functions.
How many direct reports does International Flavors & Fragrances's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including three global business presidents.
How has International Flavors & Fragrances's leadership changed recently?
In 2025, IFF added new presidents for Health & Biosciences and Food Ingredients and promoted a new Chief Accounting Officer.
Who reports directly to International Flavors & Fragrances's CEO?
The CEO’s direct reports include the CFO, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and the presidents of Taste, Health & Biosciences, and Food Ingredients.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Aug 2025
- DEF 14A Filing, Mar 2026
- SEC EDGAR: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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