Carlos Benaïm

Carlos Benaim is a highly regarded perfumer who has made significant contributions to the fragrance industry. Born and raised in Tangier, Morocco, he developed an interest in perfumery at a young age through his father, who was a pharmacist and had a passion for extracting essential oils. He studied chemical engineering before pursuing a career as a perfumer.

Benaim has worked for several prominent fragrance houses throughout his career, including IFF, where he was named Master Perfumer in 2013, the first perfumer to receive this title at the company. He has also created fragrances for a wide range of fashion and beauty brands, including Armani , Calvin Klein , Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent .

Benaim is known for his ability to bring invisible connections to light in his fragrances, creating compositions that are both imaginative and harmonious. He has a passion for simplicity, which he considers a crucial quality for any artist or perfumer.

Throughout his career, Benaim has received numerous honors and awards for his contributions to the fragrance industry, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Perfumers in 2004 and the Perfumer of the Year Lifetime Achievement award from the Fragrance Foundation in 2014.

In addition to his work as a perfumer, Benaim is actively involved in charitable causes. He has been involved with ISEF (International Sephardic Education Foundation) for two decades, serving as its chairman and eventually becoming president in 2017. He and his wife, Dr. Darel M. Benaim, have also established an endowment fund at ISEF to finance scholarships for advanced professional studies at Ben-Gurion University.

Company: IFF

Education: IFF

Web: iff.com