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.
Cory Bush – Chief Executive Officer, Beyers Koffie After 25 years, Marco Ciaramelli will be handing over his duties as Chief Executive Officer of Beyers Koffie and its subsidiary companies to Cory Bush, effective from the end of December 2021. Bush joins Beyers as its CEO after serving as Managing Director of Sucafina in Belgium and Complete Coffee Limited in the United Kingdom and is expected to bring a focus on sustainability and innovation to his new role. “I would like to thank Marco for turning Beyers Koffie into the world-class coffee company it is today. Together with the team, I will continue taking coffee further by adding premiumisation options and new approaches to the private label coffee world via its efficient and flexible manufacturing plants in Belgium and Italy,” says Bush.
Leo Tsoi – Chief Executive Officer, Starbucks China Starbucks has announced the promotion of Leo Tsoi to Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks China. Serving as Starbucks China’s Chief Operating Officer and President of Starbucks Retail for the past five years, Tsoi has led efforts to grow Starbucks footprint across the Chinese mainland to 5200 stores across more than 200 cities today. “Leo has relentlessly pushed the envelope on innovation in China where customer loyalty and love for the Starbucks brand is unmatched,” says Kevin Johnson, President and CEO of Starbucks. “I have great confidence in Leo’s ability to continue building the relationships we have with our Chinese customers through our rapidly growing store footprint, market-leading digital ecosystem and customer engagement, and robust innovation pipeline.”
Martin Zouhar –Executive Vice President SEB Professional PCM and Hotel, WMF On 1 September, Martin Zouhar was appointed WMF’s new Executive Vice President SEB Professional PCM and Hotel and is now responsible for WMF’s coffee machines and hotel businesses. Zouhar will manage brands within the professional business, including WMF, Schaerer, Curtis, and HEPP. As a member of the WMF Executive Leadership Team, Zouhar will report directly to Oliver Kastalio, CEO of WMF. “I am delighted that we have gained Martin Zouhar, a proven strategist with a great deal of experience in the international arena, whom I know well and hold in very high esteem from my work on the Executive Committee of Groupe SEB,” says WMF CEO Oliver Kastalio.
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