WHAT’S BREWING? Industry appointments COFFEE PEOPLE AROUND ON THE MOVE THE GLOBE
WHAT’S BREWING? A WRAP UP OF THE LATEST APPOINTMENTS IN THE GLOBAL COFFEE INDUSTRY.
Cristina Scocchia – Chief Executive Officer, illycaffè Cristina Scocchia, a member of the illycaffè Board of Directors since 2019, will take over from Massimiliano Pogliani as company CEO from 1 January 2022. With a degree in business and economics from Bocconi University in Milan and a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Turin, Cristina Scocchia has been CEO of Kiko SpA since July 2017. Previously, Scocchia worked at Procter & Gamble, holding positions of increasing responsibility, and at L’Oréal Italia, where she held the positions of CEO and chairwoman. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Essilor Luxottica. “For the new expansion cycle that will start in 2022 and in view of a future stock listing, we decided to entrust the leadership to Cristina Scocchia, a talented manager recognised in the development of brands with high aesthetic and experiential content,” says Andrea Illy, Chairman of illycaffè.
Andrea Clerici – Group Commercial Director, Gruppo Cimbali Andrea Clerici joined the company in 2021 after a long professional career at a large Italian multinational company, where he held roles in marketing and sales in Europe, the United States, Japan, China, and Australia. A Milan Polytechnic graduate in Aerospace Engineering, Clerici has a passion for the world of racing and for his two daughters. In his new role, Andrea will contribute to the internationalisation of Gruppo Cimbali. He will drive the opening of new channels and segment the business, and direct sales towards services, not only products. Andrea will be the reference point of Gruppo Cimbali’s 12 global branches, sharing the company’s vision: “Innovation, digitalisation and technology are essential tools in a sector that is experiencing an important evolution and that allow us, together with the experience of 110 years, to consolidate our role as a player in the market of professional espresso coffee machines”.
Noelia Villalobos – Board Chair, Cup of Excellence Noelia Villalobos, Executive Director of the Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica, will now hold the position of Board Chair for the Cup of Excellence (COE). Villalobos was previously Vice Chair of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence, which owned and operated the COE, until the two organisations became separate entities. The COE has also appointed Thomas Pulpan, Director of Kaffebrenneriet, and Carl Cervone, COO of Enveritas, as Board Members. “I am honoured to be part of this new COE family and have the opportunity to give back. COE has given so much to our coffee and our producers. This split will help each organisation focus on specific topics and areas to enable even more their outreach; always as sister organisations,” comments Noelia Villalobos.
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