Who We Are

Agilex Fragrances is a leading provider of custom fragrance compounds and delivery systems serving mid-sized customers. Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, we are a team of experts that possess leading creative and technical capabilities for the customers we serve, primarily manufacturers of Air Care, Home Care, Personal Care, Fine Fragrance and Industrial & Institutional products. Our company strategy is based on a foundation of agility, excellence, innovation and creativity. See the latest news about Agilex in Our History!

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Perfumery

With more than 25 years of industry experience, Cheryl has a proven track record of outstanding leadership, passion for innovation, and driving growth for global and local customers in both fine and consumer fragrances. She is recognized for her customer-centric approach that continuously delivers joint success, her people-first management style that encourages seamless collaboration and her ability to identify and build strong partnerships.

Cheryl was appointed President of Agilex Fragrances in July 2020. Cheryl is responsible for mutual growth, rich creativity, from design to development, and continued technical and operational excellence, to ensure that Agilex remains the go-to fragrance partner in North America.

Heather has more than 22 years of creative fragrance development expertise in the air care, personal care and laundry categories. She began her career in 1998 as a fragrance evaluator at International Fragrance & Technology in Canton, GA. In 2008 she relocated to NJ and joined Agilex. Since then, Heather has held fragrance development and management roles, navigated multiple private equity acquisitions, and leveraged her extensive brand knowledge into numerous high-profile fragrance wins.

Heather was appointed Vice President Creation & Development in January 2020. She is responsible for perfumery, fragrance development, sample lab, application lab/R&D, and regulatory functions.

Christie O’Brien is a sales and marketing leader with over twenty years of experience in the consumer products industry.

Rooted in beauty and personal care, her career started as a beauty editor for Teen and Teen People Magazine. In 2001, opportunity led her to the West Coast where she worked as a brand manager developing new product launches and marketing campaigns for mass and specialty hair care brands.

In 2004, she returned to the East Coast, managing private label brands for WalMart and other major retailers. In 2014, she joined Agilex to manage all aspects of marketing including trend forecast development, fragrance concept ideation, and client collaboration on brand development and evolution.

Christie was appointed Vice President New Business & Marketing at Agilex in July of 2020 and is responsible for sales and marketing functions.

Inquisitive by nature, Alice was drawn to science at an early age. Her curiosity led her to discover the flavor science program at Rutgers University. She began her career as a flavorist before choosing to leverage her expertise in flavor science to perfumery. A natural transition since taste and olfaction are intimately intertwined.

Alice brings an incomparable breadth of references to her work. That knowledge along with innate creativity, is the perfect combination for her role at Agilex.

As a highly creative individual with an affinity for science, Tom’s industry journey began while he was in college pursuing a degree in pharmacy. A summer internship at a fragrance house provided the opportunity for him to combine his creativity with his interest in science. Upon completion of his degree in pharmacy, he opted to accept an apprenticeship in perfumery.

He considers perfumery an art form.
The perfect blend between a scientist and an artist. And like art, Tom thinks fragrances should make us feel an emotion and allow us to vicariously experience a moment in time.

Born and raised in Africa, King grew up far from the world of fragrances, but his childhood was filled with scents of his heartland. He attended college in the US, where he studied chemistry. Upon graduating, he was soon hired as a fragrance Lab Technician. His chemistry expertise, combined with his curiosity of the perfumery palette and strong creative sense led him to pursue a career in perfumery.

Although he is far from home, Africa is the muse at the heart of all that inspires him. From the earthy smells of the bush to the intricate combination of spices in the kitchen and indigenous plants and fruits.

Neha started an apprenticeship in perfumery in India and refined her talents in Switzerland before making her journey to the US.

To Neha, inspiration comes in the form of travel, different cultures, and foods. She thinks smells correlate with places, moments, and memories. She often draws on personal experiences to create fragrances that evoke sensoriality and emotion.

A History Built On Partnerships

Since our inception as a family business in 1989, our clients have counted on us to deliver high-quality raw materials, versatile fragrance creation, cutting-edge technologies, innovative delivery systems, and operational excellence. Through the years, our entrepreneurial legacy has guided us in building partnerships and acquiring businesses that help us meet these client needs.

And today we are recognized for our impressive track record in designing creative fragrances, as well as our industry-leading supply chain, best-in-class speed-to-market, and state-of-the-art manufacturing center. We at Agilex Fragrances have always believed in strong partnerships. It’s part of our history. Read more of our past to understand why we will be your best fragrance partner for the future.

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Who We Are

Cheryl Morano

Heather Adams

Christie O’Brien

Alice Rebeck

Thomas Siedel

Kingsley Ibe

Neha Okhade

A History Built On Partnerships

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