Effective 1st March 2009, Mr Holger Winkel was appointed new president of the EAME region (Europe, Africa, Middle East) for the Scent & Care division at fragrance and flavouring manufacturer Symrise. Mr. Winkel will be in charge of the division’s largest region with its approximately 900 employees.

Holger Winkel spent more than four years in Premium Hair Care at Kao Brands Europe, where he was responsible for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. After expanding the Guhl brand, he was also successful in integrating the acquisition of John Frieda. Prior to that, Mr. Winkel worked at Procter & Gamble, Germany, Eastern Europe and Switzerland. Most recently, Winkel ran the OTC product sector of Swiss pharmaceutical corporation Novartis.