A new TFWA Board and Management Committee, which will serve the Association for a two-year mandate from October 2024 to October 2026, has been elected.

Those elected to the Board are: 

  • Vice President Finance: Jean-Pierre Bombet, Spa Developpement D/B/A/ Be Relax Sarl
  • Vice President Marketing: Hervé Ducros, Chanel SARL
  • Vice President Commercial: Erin Lillis, Lacoste 
  • Vice President Corporate and Member Services: Sam Gerber, Worldconnect Ag 
  • Vice President Conference and Research: Loukia Alepochoriti, Imperial Brands 

Those elected to the Management Committee are:

WINE & SPIRITS/non-alcoholic beverages

  • Philippe de Marcilly ALBERT BICHOT 
  • Nick Mogford BROWN-FORMAN
  • Barry Geoghegan DUTY FREE GLOBAL
  • Violaine Creuzé GONZALEZ BYASS S.A
  • Pier Giuseppe Torresani MASI AGRICOLA
  • Donatienne de Fontaines-Guillaume MOËT HENNESSY 
  • Olivier Storrie QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS GROUP
  • Giacomo Marzotto SANTA MARGHERITA

TobacCo/smoker's Accessories

  • Loukia Alepochoriti IMPERIAL BRANDS
  • Antonio Vencesla JTI
  • Jean-Christophe Hollay OETTINGER DAVIDOFF AG
  • Abla Benslimane PHILIP MORRIS WORLD TRADE S.A.R.L.

PERFUMES & COSMETICS

  • Arnaud de Volontat ALTIMETRE
  • Benoit Davaillon CAUDALIE
  • Hervé Ducros CHANEL SARL
  • Simona  Sangalli COLLISTAR S.P.A.
  • Valérie Hospital COTY
  • Olivier Mariotti EDITIONS DES SENS
  • Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo INTERPARFUMS
  • Guido Tappeser L'OREAL 
  • Elodie Planchon CHRISTIAN DIOR PARFUMS 
  • Priscilla Haibe de Walque PAYOT 
  • Kaatje Noens PUIG
  • Lotte Rozemuller RITUALS COSMETICS

FASHION, ACCESSORIES & SUnglasses

  • Simone Scodellaro BALLY
  • Giada Cappelletti COCCINELLE SpA 
  • Francis Gros ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA
  • Alessio Crivelli ESSILORLUXOTTICA
  • Erin Lilis LACOSTE
  • Gloria Dix VICTORINOX AG

JEWELLERY/WATCHES/writing instruments

  • Nadia Skouri BUYING THE SKY
  • Nicolas Hogrefe HANSE DISTRIBUTION Gmbh
  • Alessandra Visconti REFLECTA Sas

ELECTRONICS/Travel accessories

  • Jean-Pierre Bombet SPA DEVELOPPEMENT d/b/a/ BE RELAX SARL 
  • Sam Gerber WORLDCONNECT AG

CONFECTIONERY & FINE FOODS supplements

  • Aisling Walsh BUTLERS CHOCOLATES UC
  • Fabrizio Canal FOOD ACCADEMIA
  • Peter Zehnder LINDT & SPRÜNGLI
  • Carlos Granados MONDELEZ WORLD TRAVEL RETAIL 

Gifts/Toys/Souvenirs/Homeware

  • Sebastian Alt LEGO GROUP

“I would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to all the elected Management Committee and Board members. The new Board – composed of highly experienced experts in their respective fields – will not only help us make the most of the new opportunities that come our way as an industry, but also rise to any challenges we may face. TFWA is only able to achieve all that it does for our industry with the leadership of a strong and dedicated Board and Management Committee. I would of course also like to take the opportunity to offer my personal thanks to Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo, Donatienne de Fontaines-Guillaume and Arnaud de Volontat for their hard work and commitment as members of the Board over the past few years.” 
Erik Juul-Mortensen, TFWA President

In accordance with its statutes, TFWA will once again invite its Management Committee to elect its President during the upcoming meeting in December. The one-year mandate will run until December 2025. TFWA requests that members of the Management Committee who would like to stand for election inform the TFWA Election Committee of their intentions by the day prior to the meeting. Candidates from outside the Management Committee are requested to submit their candidacy no later than Tuesday 15th November, by recorded mail to the TFWA Election Committee, Tax Free World Association, 23-25 rue de Berri, 75008 Paris, France.