COLIBRI ANTI MOTH - Key Persons
In 1984, Laura Reddy, an American with training in Aromatherapy in France, joined Maroma. Working together with Paul, they re-cast Maroma into a successful manufacturer and exporter of a range of quality aromatic products made from natural botanical substances. "It was slow and hard work," adds Laura, "but we both felt a very strong aspiration to make it come alive.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Founding CEO of Maroma
Paul Pinthon, the founding CEO of Maroma, is French, and was trained in the field of pharmacy. With a few friends he seeded a micro-enterprise in 1976, and so the future Maroma began - with a fragrance called 'Encens d'Auroville'. As Paul describes it, "We were pioneers in the world of Auroville business, without any experience, but we had no fear of the present or the future, or our lack of money. We started the unit because we wanted to create a beautiful product."