Jack Corley is Chief Sales Officer of Custom Essence Inc. and serves as President of Custom Essence Inc.'s Natural Fragrances Division. He is also a member of the Custom Essence, Inc. Senior Advisory Committee. Mr. Corley has 37 years’ experience in the Fragrance and Flavor Industry. Prior to joining Custom Essence in July 2014, Mr. Corley was Vice-President and Director of Sales and Marketing for Symrise, managing the PureScent (Trilogy Fragrances) division and brand. Mr. Corley also spent 21 years with International Flavors and Fragrances.
Mr. Corley has been retained by some of the largest Fragrance and Flavor Companies in the world, advising them on natural and organic product/market development, natural and organic ingredient sourcing and natural/organic product formulation, labeling and regulatory issues.
He has written numerous articles related to personal care subjects over the years and is a featured speaker at Fragrance and Personal Care events and seminars as well. In addition, he was a founding member of the Natural Product Association Personal Care and Home Care Standards Committees; and remains a Joint Committee member of the NSF-305 task force. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation.
He is as an Adjunct Professor of Business at Monmouth University, in West Long Branch, NJ for the past 14 years.
Mr. Corley holds both a BBA and an MBA from Baruch College.
Nick has global safety evaluation and regulatory compliance responsibilities for all fragrances and flavors used in P&G products world-wide as well as management responsibilities for P&G’s human safety research programs. Nick started his career at P&G as an Environmental Scientist in P&G’s corporate environmental group and has held a variety of positions in P&G that have included management of safety and regulatory work associated with P&G’s cosmetic businesses, product stewardship for acquired businesses and business divestitures, new compliance system design, and new chemical hazard evaluation. Before joining P&G, Nick worked as a scientist at US Department of Agriculture’s, Agricultural Research Service and attended the University of Maryland where he earned his PhD in Chemistry.
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Paul Ricciardi is the Principal Flavorist at the Campbell Soup Company. He manages all flavor activities for the Meals and Beverage business both internally and with external vendors. Before Campbell, Paul spent 20 years in the flavor industry working for the majority of that time with Firmenich and International Flavors and Fragrances. Paul is also the current president of the Society of Flavor Chemists.
Tom joined Berjé 16 years ago, entering the management trainee program, whereby he rotated through every aspect of the business from QC to production and sales, finally establishing himself with a degree in design as Berjé’s Marketing Manager. Combining his love of nature and aromas, he found the perfect blending of these passions in his current role at Berjé. Tom is at the forefront of trends in the Flavor and Fragrance markets, with a focus on ingredients across multiple applications. Tom also serves on the Beauty board of the Color Association of America (CAUS) developing future color palettes for the Beauty industry.
Tom is an avid rock climber, an adventurous cook, enjoys travel and experiencing the diverse aspects of all he encounters. He is married proudly to a doctor of internal medicine and has a four legged furry child named Loopy.
