Gil Clavien

Gil Clavien Giannoni, raised near the Matterhorn in Switzerland, earned a master's in biology from the University of Geneva in 1989 before joining Firmenich as an Assistant Perfumer, working with Tony Morris and Francis Deleamont. She spent three years as a perfumer in Germany and time at Firmenich's Japan office before becoming a principal perfumer at Firmenich in 1997, working across mass-market and fine fragrance.