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.

Paul Campbell – Chair of the Board, 200 Degrees Coffee

Nottingham-based 200 Degrees Coffee Roasters has announced that Paul Campbell has joined the company as Chair of the Board. 200 Degrees has 15 ‘distinctly independent’ coffee shops across the midlands and the north of England and barista schools within six of those locations. Campbell is the Founder and Owner of Hill Capital Partners, through which he carries out advisory roles and private investment across the leisure and hospitality sectors. 200 Degrees has 15 independent coffee shops across the midlands and the north of England and barista schools within six of those locations. “200 Degrees has a clear point of difference, a strategic growth strategy, and a sound management team that also align with my own values, so it’s a relationship that I’m pleased to be a part of,” Campbell says.

Patrick Coveney – Group CEO, SSP Group

Patrick Coveney is appointed to the role of Group CEO of SSP Group, effective 31 March 2022. Coveney will join SSP from Greencore Group, a leading producer of convenience foods in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which is a member of the FTSE 250. He has been the Group Chief Executive Officer of Greencore since 2008, following more than two years as Chief Financial Officer. SSP is a British multinational contract foodservice company operating more than 2800 branded catering and retail units at over 180 airports and 300 railway stations across 35 countries, including Starbucks franchises in travel locations. “I look forward to working with the teams to seize the many opportunities that lie ahead and to delivering future growth and returns for SSP and its shareholders,” Coveny says.

Belinda Richards, Brian May, Penny Hughes – Board of ofi

Belinda Richards will Chair the Governance and Nominations Committee and will be the Senior Independent Director for the Board of Olam Food Ingredients (ofi). Richards was a senior partner at Deloitte before embarking on her board career which has a particular focus on the consumer products and financial services sectors. Richards is currently a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair for both Avast and Schroder Japan Growth Fund, as well as a Non-Executive Director for Phoenix Group Holdings and Monks Investment Trust. Brian May has also joined the Board of ofi as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Penny Hughes has joined as Chair of the Remuneration and Talent Committee.

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