Christine Nagel
Country: Switzerland
Christine Nagel was born in Geneva, and began her career as a research chemist, and later a market analyst, at Firmenich. She later switched to perfumery under the mentorship of Michel Almairac, and has since worked at Créations Aromatiques, Givaudan, and Mane, amongst others. In 2007, Christine Nagel won Cosmetic Valley's International Fragrance Prize (formerly Prix François Coty). In 2013, it was announced that Christine Nagel would join Jean-Claude Ellena at luxury brand Hermès as in-house perfumer.