David Jourquin

Cécile Zarokian

Cécile Zarokian is a Paris-based perfumer and CEO who founded her independent creative studio in 2011 after four years of training at Robertet, where she composed her debut fragrance, Epic Woman for Amouage, in 2009 — still a global bestseller. A graduate of ISIPCA, she is the only independent perfumer to have collaborated extensively with Amouage, authoring more than ten fragrances for the house including Material, Opus XIV Royal Tobacco, and the award-winning Outlands. In 2019 she became the first independent perfumer to work with Brazil's heritage brand Granado, creating the top-selling Bossa franchise, and in 2018 she created Ani for Nishane, which became the brand's bestseller. Beyond fragrance creation, she consults on scent branding for clients including Pernod Ricard and Suntory.