Xavier's story
The story
He returned to Givaudan in 2017 as Head of Fine Fragrances Europe, and in 2021 was appointed Global Head of Fine Fragrances, overseeing the business from creation and development through to sales.
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From nose to global business leader
Xavier
Renard
From nose to global business leaderXavier Renard trained at a perfumery school in Grasse after his first year of college in the United States, joining Givaudan and spending twenty years in Geneva, Hong Kong, and New York across creative and business roles.
- House
- Givaudan
- Earliest in our catalog
- Havana, 1994
- In our catalog
- 2 fragrances · 2 houses
Who Xavier composes for
2 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Xavier in our catalog, by house.
Aramis1
Avon1
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The composer of light
Francis Kurkdjian
Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.
234 creations
The architect of Chanel
Jacques Polge
Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.
76 creations
The dynasty continues
Olivier Creed
Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.
54 creations
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