Organizations Filed Purposes:
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS, INC.'S ("RIFM") MISSION IS TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF FRAGRANCE MATERIALS THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT PANEL, DETERMINE SAFETY IN USE, GATHER, ANALYZE AND PUBLISH SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, DISTRIBUTE SCIENTIFIC DATA AND SAFETY ASSESSMENTS TO RIFM MEMBERS.
RIFM'S LARGEST SERVICE IS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS, WHICH CONSIST OF HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. THESE PROGRAMS INVOLVE THE PLACEMENT OF STUDIES TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE RAW MATERIALS USED BY THE FRAGRANCE INDUSTRY FOR USE IN DETERMINING SAFETY. DATA IS EVALUATED BY AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT PANEL. INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE PEER REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND THEN PROVIDED TO THE INTERNATIONAL FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION (IFRA) FOR THEIR USE IN DEVELOPING THE IFRA STANDARDS TO BE UTILIZED BY THE FRAGRANCE INDUSTRY TO GUARANTEE THE SAFE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS IN PRODUCTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO CONSUMERS.
RIFM'S SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE IS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE RIFM DATABASE ESTABLISHED IN 1984. INFORMATION IN THIS DATABASE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RIFM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO TO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. THERE ARE OVER 70,000 REFERENCES AND 7,000 MATERIALS IN THIS DATABASE WHICH IS CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING AND EXPANDING WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW UPDATED INFORMATION. FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING EACH OF RIFM'S 4 TOP PROGRAMS ARE CONTAINED IN RIFM'S 2019 ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL RIFM MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY GROUPS AND ON REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC. MUCH OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE ON THE RIFM WEBSITE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dr James Romine | PRESIDENT | 40 | $400,414 |
| Dr Anne Marie Api | VP HUMAN HEALTH SCIENCES | 40 | $236,226 |
| Ms Christen Sachse-Vasquez | DIRECTOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION | 40 | $170,236 |
| Mr Steven Manzi | DIRECTOR-FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $147,210 |
| Ms Danielle Botelho | SAFETY ASSESSMENT MANAGER | 40 | $129,080 |
| Ms Gretchen Ritacco | SENIOR HUMAN HEALTH SCIENTIST | 40 | $110,138 |
| Mr Christopher Choi | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Bhuvana Nageshwaran | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Robby J Gunawan | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Maurizio Volpi | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Kelly Semrau | DIRECTOR THROUGH 9/19 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Thomas Schroeder | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Ferdinand Storp | DIRECTOR THROUGH 9/19 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Armand De Villoutreys | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Nick Pickthall | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ms Veronique Scailteur | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr James H Heinz | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Robert Bedoukian | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Kevin Renskers | DIRECTOR THROUGH 9/19 | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mr Steve Tanner | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mr Hans Holger Gliewe | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Robert Weinstein | VICE CHAIR & DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mr Shawn Blythe | CHAIR & DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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