Silab Remains Independent, Adds Management and Supervisory Board

Silab is a leading active ingredient supplier to the global skincare industry. In the new year, Silab once again asserts its independence as it adapts its governance structure. The company is now a limited company with a management board and a supervisory board. Founded in 1984, Silab is an independent French company led by Jean Paufique, founder and chief executive officer. Silab maintains that independence gives it the freedom to innovate and invest as a strategic supplier to its main customers.

To ensure the company's longevity Paufique has entrusted the operational management of the company to the five members of the former management committee, which includes Brigitte Closs-Gonthier, Jean-Philippe Cosson, Xavier Gaillard, Florence Giner-Meilhac and Dominique Muller.

“For nearly 40 years, I have worked with my collaborators to build a solid company that is a reference in its market and a vector of strong values,” said Paufique. “It is now time to put in place a new organization, synonymous with stability and sustainability. I have full confidence in the management team that has worked alongside me for many years, and I am convinced that they will continue to foster the virtuous circle of our development.”

This team now constitutes Silab's management board, which is chaired by Closs-Gonthier. The other members become general managers.

“Innovation is at the heart of our corporate strategy,” explained Paufique. “This strong identity, a symbol of our success, is embodied by Brigitte Closs-Gonthier, who has been with me since the beginnings of the company, which is why it seemed obvious to all of us to appoint her as president of the management board.”

Paufique chairs the supervisory board, with his wife, Josette Paufique, and his daughter, Anne Paufique, both vice-chairwomen. Jean-Louis Nesti and Nathalie Tholoniat join them as independent members.

“I am very pleased to chair this supervisory board as it is particularly important to me to continue to follow the smooth running and success of the company, and to attest to the maintenance of its values,” added Paufique.

With the change, Silab remains a 100% family-owned company. Paufique family members remain fully committed to the project through the general meeting of shareholders.

“I am very honored by the trust placed in me,” said Closs-Gonthier. “What is essential for all of us is to guarantee continuity, whether in terms of strategic choices or shared values. We want all our stakeholders to be assured of our desire to maintain Silab's identity, and I am personally committed to infusing the same dynamic.”