---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-25-021955"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IFF"
cik: "0000051253"
company_name: "INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T17:40:30.770862+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IFF appoints Virginia Drosos to board, effective June 16, 2025

## Summary
- Virginia Drosos, former CEO of Signet Jewelers (2017-2024), joins IFF board.
- Will serve on Audit, Human Capital & Compensation, and Innovation committees.
- Board determined Drosos qualifies as independent under NYSE rules.
- No material transactions between Drosos and IFF exceeding $120,000.
- Compensation follows standard non-employee director arrangements per 2024 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-021955
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IFF
- cik: 0000051253
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036125021955/0001140361-25-021955-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036125021955/ef20050340_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-021955
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-021955.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-25-021955.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Virginia Drosos was appointed as Director at INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 9, 2025, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Ms. Virginia Drosos has been appointed to its board of directors (the “Board”), effective June 16, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000114036125021955/0001140361-25-021955-index.htm

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