Jean Despres

Not to be confused with Jean Desprez.

Jean Despres
Born1903 (1903)
France
DiedAugust 19, 1978(1978-08-19) (aged 74–75)
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationPerfume industry executive
Known forExecutive Vice President of Coty; founder of the Fragrance Foundation; founder of the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards
SpouseLilly Daché

Jean Despres (1903 – August 19, 1978) was a French-born American perfume executive who spent nearly fifty years at Coty.inc, rising from a shipping clerk to Executive Vice President. He helped shape modern fragrance marketing, pioneered in-store cosmetics merchandising, and co-founded key industry institutions such as the Fragrance Foundation and the Coty American Fashion Critics' Awards.

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