{"id":30451,"date":"2019-08-29T15:43:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skross.com\/?p=30451"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T22:04:33","slug":"tfwa-board-and-management-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skross.com\/en\/corporate\/tfwa-board-and-management-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"TFWA board and management committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bacardi Global Travel Retail\u2019s Aude Bourdier-Rocourt, Furla Spa\u2019s Gerry Munday and Luxottica Group\u2019sFrancis Gros have been elected to join TFWA\u2019s new board and management committee.<\/strong>

Bourdier-Rocourt (as vice president Commercial), Munday (vice-president Marketing) and Gros (vice-president Conferences & Research) join Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Garcia-Pelayo from Interparfums and Alessandra Visconti from Reflecta SAS, who retain their respective positions as vice-president Finance and vice-president Corporate.

Thom Rankin, Carla Guiducci, and Patrick Bouchard were among some of the members of the board and management committee who are moving on this year. TFWA president Erik Juul-Mortensen offered his gratitude for their contributions.

\u201cAll have contributed to the continued development and success of the association. Thom joined the board in 1991 as vice-president Conferences and Research and has served the association with dedication and distinction. In his 25 years as a member of the board, Thom has helped to steer the association as the duty-free and travel-retail industry has evolved and grown. He has played a very significant role in making TFWA the relevant, contemporary and dynamic organisation it is today. Carla has served as vice president Marketing, and Patrick in the capacity as vice-president commercial, since 2012. I also offer them my sincere thanks.\u201d

Commenting on the new team, he said; \u201cOur new management committee and board will bring diverse expertise and fresh thinking to our association and our plans for the future. I thank them all for their commitment and dedication to our industry.\u201d

The election of the 37 members of the management committee took place during TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes, and their election or re-election was approved unanimously at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday October 6.

The new board and management committee will hold their positions for two years from October 2016 to October 2018.

The full committee is as follows:<\/strong>

Wines & Spirits:<\/strong>\u00a0Patrick Bouchard, Albert Bichot; Aude Bourdier-Rocourt (Bacardi Global Travel Retail); Nick Mogford (Brown-Forman); Jean-Luc Lebault (H. Mounier); Damien Bertrand (Maison Boinaud SAS); Donatienne de Fontaines-Guillaume (Mo\u00ebt Hennessy); Franc Kopatin (Stock Spirits Group); Rajiv Bhatia (William Grant & Sons)

Tobacco:<\/strong>\u00a0Jennifer Cords (Imperial Tobacco), Gemma Bateson (JT International SA), and Martin Kaufmann (Oettinger Davidoff AG)

Fragrances and Cosmetics:<\/strong>\u00a0Jean-Guillaume Trouvin (Chanel SAS); Damien Tonneau (Clarins); Paolo Bevegni (Collistar); Philippe Margueritte (Coty); Susan Fox (Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies); Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Garcia-Pelayo (Interparfums); J\u00e9r\u00f4me Desouches (La Colline); Richard Cymberg (L\u2019Oreal Produits De Luxe International), Priscilla Beaulieu, Kaloo, Clayeux (Kokeshi by Millennium Fragrances); Antoine Lafourcade (Puig International, SA); Neil Ebbutt (Rituals Cosmetics)

Fashion, accessories and leather goods:<\/strong>\u00a0Romina Cortegiani (Bally); Emanuele Mazziotta (Coccinelle); Silvia Santin (Etro); Gerry Munday (Furla Spa); Francis Gros (Luxottica Group); Massimo Barzaghi (Salvatore Ferragamo)

Jewellery, watches and clocks:<\/strong>\u00a0Nadia Skouri Garcia-Pelayo (Buying The Sky), and Alessandra Visconti (Reflecta SAS)

Gifts, home decoration, pens and electronics:<\/strong>\u00a0Thom Rankin (Capi Global BV), Ralph Bou Nader (Genie-S International), and\u00a0Sam Gerber (Worldconnect AG)<\/strong>

Confectionery and fine foods:\u00a0<\/strong>Patrick Dorais (Al Nassma Chocolate LLC); Steven Candries (Chocolaterie Guylian); Philip Geeraert (Neuhaus); Eric Carlier (Valrhona)


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