Interparfums Shareholders Approve New Directors

By Hao Liu • Wednesday, September 16 13:02 • Permanent Link

Interparfums shareholders approved all proposals at the company’s annual meeting on September 15, 2026, and elected two new independent directors to a nine-member board.

The new directors are Bénédicte Epinay and Valérie Hermann. Epinay has been chief executive of Comité Colbert since March 2020, after more than 30 years in media, including senior roles at the Les Échos – Le Parisien Group. Hermann has been director of luxury investments at Groupe Epi since March 2020 and previously held senior posts at Ralph Lauren, Reed Krakoff/Coach Group, Saint Laurent, and Dior.

Seven incumbent directors were re-elected: Jean Madar, Philippe Benacin, Michel Atwood, Hervé Bouillonnec, François Heilbronn, Robert Bensoussan, and Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne. Four directors — Philippe Santi, Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, Gilbert Harrison, and Gerard Kappauf — did not stand for re-election.

Shareholders also approved the advisory vote on executive compensation and extended the company’s 2016 Stock Option Plan by 10 years, moving its expiration to June 27, 2036. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 1.77%, and are now trading at a price of $111.94. If you want to know more, read the company's complete 8-K report here.

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