FEATURE
FARAH K. AHMED & MIGUEL AT
FRAGRANCE CREATORS’ 2018 LOBBY DAY
MIGUEL WITH HIS SON, ALSO NAMED
MIGUEL, WHEN HE WAS GRAND MARSHAL
OF THE CARNAVAL IN PUERTO RICO
look to associations to help bring people together so
we can tackle them together.”
But in order to get there, industry needs the right
sort of leadership. “We need somebody to bring us
together and say, if perfume is our lifeblood, let’s put
our heads together to amplify the benefits of perfume
and then share that with the world,” he says. He sees
Fragrance Creators as playing a key role in this, and
is encouraged by the association’s efforts as well as
increased support from member companies. “We’re
doing this because we think this is the right thing to
do. We know that society, as a whole, benefits from
perfumery, and we need to make sure we share that
with people, so they understand the real value.” FN
Editor’s Note: After this article was written, Miguel an-
nounced his retirement from Procter & Gamble, following
his 40-year career.
A Note from Miguel: While my job was amazingly
exciting and I was on a journey to help transform fra-
grance into a more robust, innovative, and benefits-driv-
en industry, an opportunity to retire became almost im-
possible to ignore and I decided to retire from P&G after
having the most fabulous career one can ever envision.
I am so glad to have chosen P&G; it was the adventure
of a lifetime. I plan to stay involved in perfumery as I
have learned to love this industry, and I still want to help
make it more robust and add value. Unless we do this,
the inevitable slide into commodity status will erode
margins and the ability to innovate. This is not goodbye.
I plan to take a break with a few months living in Europe
for fun and rest, but will be back around helping us
transform the world in no time!
WITH
GRATITUDE
On behalf of our members,
Fragrance Creators
applauds Miguel’s many
years of leadership
and contributions to
perfumery, our association,
and the fragrance industy
as a whole.
Thank you, Miguel.
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