Board of Governors

Members of the Board of Governors for 2008-09:

  Office Holders:

President: Howard Smith, Jr. - Virginia Dare Extract Co., Inc.
President-Elect: Joanne Ferrara - ConAgra Foods
Vice President & Secretary: Raymond Hughes - A.M. Todd Company
Treasurer: Arthur Schick - PepsiCo International

  Governors:

  Leslie L. Blau - Firmenich, Inc.
  Thomas Buco - Mastertaste, Inc.
  Hamed Faridi - McCormick & Company
  Ed R. Hays - The Coca-Cola Company
  Christopher E. Gibson - International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
  Robert Pellegrino – Givaudan
  Richard Pisano, Jr. - Citrus & Allied Essences, Ltd.
  Kevin Renskers - Takasago International Corporation (USA)
  George C. Robinson III - Ottens Flavors
  Mark Scott - T. Hasegawa USA

   Executive Director

   Glenn Roberts - The Roberts Group, LLC

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