Our group
Our Vision
As a global leader in luxury glass packaging for the Perfumery-Cosmetics industry, Verescence, enriched by its expertise and values, aims for Excellence.
Driven by our CSR commitments, we shape glass and push the boundaries of innovation to create exceptional bottles. Our iconic creations worldwide reflect the spirit and character of the biggest names in the Beauty universe.
#1
manufacturer of Perfumery and Cosmetics glass
7
Verescence factories worldwide
2,500
employees across 3 continents
A production capacity of
600
million bottles per year
130 years
of glassmaking expertise
Top 1%
of the world’s highest-rated companies by EcoVadis (out of +100,000 companies evaluated)
Our activities
Fragrances & Beauty
With mastery of glass and finishing, Verescence develops bottles specifically tailored to the requirements of your brand and industry. We also create our own models available in stock or made-to-order, fully customizable.
Insulators
In addition to glass packaging, Verescence La Granja Insulators manufactures and markets a range of products for high-voltage overhead power lines. Recognized for their quality, over 100 million glass insulators designed by Verescence La Granja Insulators are installed worldwide.
Locations
THE WORLD AS A HORIZON
Established in Europe, the USA, and Asia, our teams are close to our customers. These geographical and cultural differences are part of our richness and strengthen our uniqueness with a shared commitment to performance.
- 7 Verescence factories worldwide
- 4 glass manufacturing sites in France, Spain, North America, and South Korea
- 5 decoration sites across these four countries
- 4 sales offices in Paris, Madrid, New York, and Janghang
Our Manufacturing Sites
Mers-les-Bains (Somme, France)
Abbeville (Somme, France)
Écouché-les-Vallées (Normandy, France)
La Granja (Spain)
Covington (USA)
Sparta (USA)
Janghang (South Korea)
Our story
VERESCENCE AT A GLANCE
1896
1939
1968
1972
1989
1996
2016
2021
1896
Henri Desjonquères creates the ‘Verrerie du Tréport’ in Mers-les-Bains (Somme, France), where glass is blown by mouth.
1939
Automation of production lines with IS (Individual Section) machines, enabling us to increase our production capacity.
1968
Diversification of our business with the acquisition of a first decoration site in Ecouché-les-Vallées (Normandy, France).
1972
La Granja de San Ildefonso glass manufacturing site (Spain), established in 1727, joins the Group.
1989
Acquisition of a second decoration site in Abbeville (Somme, France), to meet market needs.
1996
As part of our international expansion strategy, we become the first European glassmaker to establish operations across the Atlantic, with two greenfield production sites in Georgia, USA.
2016
We consolidate our position as a global leader in glass bottle manufacturing under the name Verescence, combining ‘verre’ (glass) and the suffix ‘-escent,’ which literally expresses transformation. The transformation of sand into glass, the transformation of our company, the bold transformation of our ideas into innovations.
2021
With the acquisition of glassmaker Pacificglas (Verescence Pacific) in South Korea, Verescence strengthens its international presence and becomes a major player in the Asian beauty market.
Our values
THE VALUES THAT UNITE US
PASSION
We all share the same passion for the beauty of our know-how and our products. From this noble and virtuous material that is glass, we reveal the most unexpected facets. From its purity comes the preciousness of its objects. From its transparency, the luxurious brilliance of our customers’ bottles.
EXCELLENCE
Our business is about perfection. We cultivate our expertise to meet the high demands of leading brands. Because our customers are our priority, we make no compromises on the quality of our products and services.
RESPECT
Respect is fundamental to our company. Committed to sustainable beauty for our customers, employees and partners, we were among the first to advocate for a responsible future. Our environmental awareness is the driving force behind our creativity.
COURAGE
In a perpetual quest for the best forming techniques and the most efficient decoration processes, we are always one step ahead of the expectations of the luxury goods industry. Leveraging our Research & Development efforts, we innovate to imagine ever more daring creations.
Governance
OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chief Executive Officer
General Manager France
Director of Quality, CSR, and Continuous Improvement
Chief Financial Officer
General Manager Spain
Director Engineering and Technology
Global Sales and Marketing Director
General Manager North America
Director of Purchasing
INPD Director
General Manager Verescence Pacific
Chief Digital Officer
Thomas Riou
Chief Executive Officer
Thomas Riou joined Verescence in 2012 as General Manager of the Perfumery-Cosmetics division. He was appointed CEO of Verescence in 2016.
Thomas holds an MBA from the ISG International Business School in Paris and began his career at Saint-Gobain.
Hélène Marchand
General Manager France
Hélène Marchand joined Verescence in 2004. She has held several leadership positions including Sales & Marketing Director of the Perfumery and Pharmacy activities (2005-2012), Director of the transformation plan for the Perfumery activity, and General Manager of the Insulators activity (2012-2016), before being promoted to General Manager France in 2016.
A graduate of ESCP Business School in Paris, Hélène began her career at AT Kearney, managing industrial companies internationally.
Alain Thorré
Director of Quality, CSR, and Continuous Improvement
Alain Thorré joined Verescence in 2011 as Director of Quality and Continuous Improvement. In 2016, he also took on responsibility for CSR. Before joining Verescence, he held roles in Quality and Continuous Improvement at Cooper Standard, Alcan Packaging, and CarnaudMetalbox Engineering.
Alain is a Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering graduate from INSA Rouen and holds a master’s degree in Management and Total Quality from EDHEC Business School, as well as a CESA in Supply Chain & Purchasing from HEC Paris.
Dimitri Dumestre
Chief Financial Officer
Dimitri Dumestre joined Verescence in 2010 as Director of Corporate Finance and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2015.
A graduate of ESCP Business School in Paris and holder of a DECF (Diploma in Accounting and Finance), Dimitri began his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen. He later served as Financial Director at Valeo in Spain and Mexico, and as Group Controlling Director at Groupe Casino.
Bruno Portellano
General Manager Spain
Bruno Portellano joined Verescence in 2019. Previously, he served as Operations Director for Spain, Portugal, and Morocco at Faurecia Clean Mobility.
Bruno is an Engineer and built his career in the automotive industry, in France, Spain, Morocco, India, and Mexico.
François Boizard
Director Engineering and Technology
François Boizard joined Verescence in 2007 as Industrial Director. In 2011, he became the Group’s Technical Director. He began his career in the glass industry, holding production management and plant management roles at Saint-Gobain, before becoming General Manager of Saga Décor.
François is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from INSA Lyon and also holds a degree from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG) in Paris.
Jean-Luc Leblond
Global Sales and Marketing Director
Jean-Luc Leblond joined Verescence in 2017 as Global Sales and Marketing Director. Previously, he was Deputy General Manager at Stoelzle (Masnières plant) and VP of Sales & Marketing Americas at CTL Packaging.
Jean-Luc began his career at Laboratoires Phytomer and held various sales leadership roles at Crown Cork & Seal, Rexam, and Bormioli Rocco. A graduate in Applied Foreign Languages (LEA) from the University of Poitiers, he has extensive managerial experience and deep knowledge of the cosmetic packaging market.
Mario Lopez
General Manager North America
Mario Lopez joined Verescence in 2007. He served as Plant Manager (2007–2010), General Manager in Spain (2010–2019), and became General Manager of Verescence North America in 2019.
Previously, he was Production Manager at Saint-Gobain (1998–2007). Mario holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and completed the Advanced Management Program at IE Business School in Madrid.
Hervé Schricke
Director of Purchasing
Hervé Schricke joined Verescence in 2007 as Group Procurement Director. Prior to that, he gained extensive experience in major companies such as Saint-Gobain, Stolz, and Eurocopter, where he held various senior positions.
Hervé graduated in Aeronautical Maintenance from the Institut Aéronautique Amaury de La Grange, France.
Samuel Joachim
INPD Director
Samuel Joachim joined Verescence in 2013 to lead Innovation and New Product Development. Previously, he was Quality and Development Director at Bormioli Rocco.
An engineer from Polytech Lille, Samuel also holds an Executive MBA from ESSEC-Mannheim. He began his career at Saint-Gobain in France and Germany and later worked at Albéa (formerly Pechiney) in the United States.
Hyungsoo Hong
General Manager Verescence Pacific
Hyungsoo Hong joined Verescence in 2019 as General Manager of Verescence Pacific (formerly Pacificglas). Previously, he was Purchasing and Development Director at Amorepacific Group. He also served as Supply Chain Director at the Lolita Lempicka factory in France after starting his career in Planning and Purchasing.
Hyungsoo studied Industrial Engineering at Dong-Guk University and completed an Executive MBA at Seoul National University.
Jean-Michel Gorand
Chief Digital Officer
Jean-Michel Gorand joined Verescence in 2010 as Chief Information Officer after serving as Global IT Director at Linpac Allibert. He began his career at BNP Paribas and held several leadership roles at GSK, including IT Domain Manager for Sales & Marketing, Europe IT PMO Director, and Europe IT Medical & Regulatory Service Director.
Jean-Michel holds a Master’s in Economics from the University of Caen Normandy and furthered his studies in Information Technology at CIDES (Centre Interfonction Diplômes Enseignement Supérieur).
Mers-les-Bains (Somme, France)
Located in the heart of the Bresle Valley, the Verescence Mers-les-Bains site specializes in manufacturing glass bottles and jars for the luxury industry. Established in 1896, the site employs 800 people and has the capacity to produce 200 million bottles per year.
110 Avenue Pierre et Marie Curie
BP 4
80350 Mers-les-Bains
France
Abbeville (Somme, France)
Verescence Somme, established in 1982, is the Verescence Group’s global center of excellence for innovative decoration techniques. Its 360 employees decorates over 150 million bottles and jars a year, with exclusive know-how such as COLOR’in and METAL’in, recognized worldwide.
ZI route de Vauchelles
BP 504
80143 Abbeville cedex
France
Écouché-les-Vallées (Normandy, France)
Since 1958, Verescence Orne’s 250 employees have been sublimating over 150 million glass bottles and jars a year for leading perfume and cosmetics brands. The site combines expertise in silk-screening, hot stamping, lacquering and gluing of accessories, promoting its unique know-how internationally.
2 rue Saint Nicolas
61150 Ecouché-les-Vallées
France
La Granja (Spain)
Verescence La Granja manufactures and decorates glass bottles and jars for the perfume and beauty markets, as well as glass insulators for high-voltage overhead power lines. Located in the charming Castilian town of La Granja de San Ildefonso, with a 300-year glassmaking tradition, the plant was built in 1957, and the decoration workshop opened in 2006. It employs 525 people.
Paseo del Pocillo S/N
40100 La Granja De San Ildefonso
SPAIN
Covington (USA)
Established in 1996 in Covington, Georgia, this plant specializes in producing high-quality glass bottles and jars for the luxury industry.
9141 Technology Drive N.E.
Covington GA 30014
USA
Sparta (USA)
Built in 2002, the Sparta, Georgia facility specializes in lacquering, hot stamping, screen printing, pad printing and gluing accessories onto glass bottles and jars.
252 Industrial Park
Sparta GA 31087
USA
Janghang (South Korea)
Founded in 1973, Verescence Pacific manufactures and decorates glass bottles and jars for the beauty industry. The plant, located in Janghang, 150 km from Seoul, employs 110 people.
29, Sinchangser -ro, Janghang -eup, Seocheon-gun
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
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Verescence is once again featured on the prestigious CDP ‘A List’
The 2024 CDP sustainability ratings have been released, and we are proud to announce that Verescence has once again earned a place on the prestigious CDP A List!