Peter Harf

Biography

Peter Harf joined the Board of Directors of Coty Inc. in 1996. Mr. Harf was Chairman of the Board of Coty Inc. from 2001 until 2011 and Chief Executive Officer of Coty Inc. from 1993 to 2001. He is Chief Executive Officer of Lucresca and Agnaten, which indirectly share voting and investment control over shares of the Company. Mr. Harf joined Joh. A. Benckiser SE. in 1981, serving the company in a variety of capacities, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1988. In September 2014, Mr. Harf became the chairman and member of the board of directors of Jimmy Choo PLC. In November 2013, he became a board member of Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Prior to joining Joh. A. Benckiser, Mr. Harf was Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning at AEG-Telefunken, Frankfurt, Germany. He began his career at the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Harf is Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, a director on the boards of directors of Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. and Jacobs Douwe Egberts B.V. and co-founder and Executive Chairman of DKMS. Mr. Harf was Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the audit committee of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV until 2012. Mr. Harf holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Diploma and a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Cologne in Germany.

Research Interest

Cosmetology