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Team

The People Behind the Platform

23

Nationalities

21

Languages

2100

Coffees cupped by the Lab team

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Algrano HQ is in Zurich, Switzerland, and the team is spread around the world.

We have staff in the USA, Africa, Latin America and Europe all working to create change with technology to enable independent producers and roasters to thrive.

While our platform is online, we are here in person.

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Meet the team

You’ll find very diverse skills in the team including Q Graders, trainers, competition judges, developers, software engineers,  ‘retired’ coffee roasters, coffee agronomy, coffee processing, design, barista champions, marketing geeks, business startup,  gaming, gigging and growing under one virtual roof

Christian Burri
CTO
Raphael Studer
CEO
Gilles Brunner
COO
Florian Schaffner
CFO & Head of Data
Eli Elisa Blaich
Head of Sourcing
Luiza Pereira Furquim
Head of Content
Vanessa Heringer
Producer Success Manager
Addisu Dulacha Gobana
Producer Success Manager
Eugenia Bertoni
UX/UI Designer & Developer
Tom Booth
Head of Sales Europe
Emma Haines
Sales Manager UK
David Palazuelos
USA Sales Manager West Coast
Christy Ma
Events Manager
Kees Olthof
Head of Product
Winnie Goede
Sales Manager Germany
Pablo García Jimenez
Head of Quality
Elisabeth Volant
Sales Manager Western Europe
Jon Kyte
Front-End Designer
Kat Melheim
Marketing and Social Media Manager
Ignacio Fernandez
Operations Manager
Giovanna Rocha
Operations Manager
Gert-Jan Eling
Head of Operations
Michalina Baldyga
Coffee Quality Lab assistant
Christoph Krenn
Growth Specialist
Camila Lamilla
Customer Support Specialist
Alex Georgiou
Head of Marketing
Yannick Lauber
Sales Manger DACH
Veronika Kečkéšová
Sales Manager Central Europe
Ty Beddingfield
USA Sales Manager East Coast
Sabine Studer
HR & Accounting
Philip Hall
USA Sales Manager Central
Mafer García Spiegeler
Marketing Manager
Zmago Devetak
Head of Engineering
Aldo Gulizia
Accountant
Hassan El Ashram
Software Engineer
Henrik Möller
Sales Manager Northern Europe

Learn: News & Resources

Will there be enough rain in Brazil to put out the fire in the C-market?

September 30, 2024
Luiza Pereira Furquim

The next few months are going to be key in figuring out if coffee prices stay high and just how tight supply will be. For now, green buyers might need to prepare for more price swings. Waiting it out is getting riskier, so a lot of roasters are already raising their own prices.

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Sourcing Brazil for blends & espresso? Up your skills with this green grading guide

September 12, 2024
Luiza Pereira Furquim

Struggling to find a volume coffee from Brazil that fits your budget? You’re not the only one. Learn about how coffee is graded in this origin and discover what options you have to source a good lot at a price that works for you and the producer.

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Are there crop failures hiding in Brazil? The 2024 harvest update

July 31, 2024
Luiza Pereira Furquim

Brazil is producing and exporting a lot of coffee but things are far from smooth. While volumes are good, producers need more cherries to build exportable coffee lots. With crop failures lurking in the forecasts, here’s what green buyers need to know to talk coffee with suppliers.

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