UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
June 13, 2006

 

Inter Parfums, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number 0-16469

Delaware                                                                         13-3275609
(State or other jurisdiction of                                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                                         Identification No.)

 

551 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10176
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

212. 983.2640
(Registrant's Telephone number, including area code)

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

        Effective June 19, 2006 at the next scheduled meeting of our board of directors, Daniel Piette has agreed to step down, and Patrick Choël has agreed to replace Mr. Piette as a member of our board of directors.

        Mr. Choël, age 63, is to become an independent director, and is expected to become a member of both the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation and Stock Option Committee.

        Mr. Choël is the manager of Université 82, a business consultant and advisor. For approximately 10 years, through March 2004, Mr. Choël worked as the President and CEO of two divisions of LVMH, first the LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics Division, which included such well known brands as Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain, and Parfums Givenchy, among others, and later, Parfums Christian Dior, a leading world-wide prestige beauty/fragrances business. Prior to such time, for approximately 30 years, he worked at various executive positions at Unilever, including President and CEO of Elida Fabergé France and President and CEO of Chesebrough-Pond's USA.

 

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused and authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

Dated: June 14, 2006

        Inter Parfums, Inc.

By: /s/ Russell Greenberg
      Russell Greenberg, Executive Vice President