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PARFUMPLUS : HI ARTHUR. CAN WE HAVE YOU LET US KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR READERS? Arthur Le Tourneur d’Ison : Of course. To begin with, I am Arthur Le Tourneur d’Ison, member of the fifth generation of the Maubert family, founder and owner of the Robertet Group since 1850. I have been working for Robertet since 2008 and today, I hold the position of Director of the Fragrance Division. PP : YOUR ASSOCIATION WITH FRAGRANCES, WHEN AND HOW DID IT START? AT : As you can guess I was born into the fragrance world! During my childhood, I was very close to my grandfather Jean Maubert who transmitted his passion to me. I have fond memories of my holidays, with him, in Grasse and he would bring me every morning to the factory to assist a perfumer in his creation. So as a kid, I was Arthur Le Tourneur d’Ison is no stranger to the perfumery world. A member of the fifth generation of the Maubert family, he is today the Director of the Fragrance Division. Here he is, in conversation with ParfumPlus, speaking about his love for the perfume world and for the Middle East compounding fragrance formulae, the best way to learn the smell of all the raw materials and how to structure formula for a fragrance. PP : TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY WITH ROBERTET SO FAR. AT : After my studies, I went to study in ASFO, a perfumery school located in Grasse. Then in 2008, I started my professional journey with Robertet, where I’ve been through all the different departments of the organisation. My current role is to assist my uncle Christophe Maubert (President of the Fragrance Division). So I manage the important markets where we have sales offices and factories like Asia, the Middle East and Europe. I also take care of some strategic customers. PP : WHAT DIFFERENTIATES ROBERTET FROM THE REST? AT : Roberter is a natural partner of fragrances, flavors, healthcare and beauty products and is the world leader in sustainable natural raw materials. Robertet integrates all the stages of the creative process: sowing, harvesting, transforming, extracting, refining, and revealing. We’ve been working for over 200 years with natural raw materials and the Group has acquired a unique capacity to listen to and respect nature. We integrate and develop skills and craftsmanship Naturally creative for five g nerations P A R F U M P L U S 13