---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-258872"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IFF"
cik: "0000051253"
company_name: "INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T05:13:24.488453+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IFF EVP Global Operations Officer Francisco Fortanet to depart Dec 15, 2022

## Summary
- Francisco Fortanet, EVP Global Operations Officer, leaving IFF after transition period.
- Departure effective December 15, 2022.
- Departure treated as qualifying event under IFF's executive severance policy.
- No successor announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-258872
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IFF
- cik: 0000051253
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312522258872/0001193125-22-258872-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312522258872/d351460d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-258872
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-258872.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-258872.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Francisco Fortanet departed as Executive Vice President, Global Operations Officer at INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
  - Action: will be leaving
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Global Operations Officer
  source text: On October 6, 2022, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (“IFF”) announced that Francisco Fortanet, who is currently Executive Vice President, Global Operations Officer, will be leaving IFF on December 15, 2022, following a transition period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000119312522258872/0001193125-22-258872-index.htm

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