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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

All eyes on Honduras after Ethiopian delays and Peru defaults

December 12, 2024
Luiza Pereira Furquim

Honduras is already exporting more coffee than last year. Production may be down slightly, but there’s no talk of shortages. However, roasters should pay close attention to whom they source from. Let’s unpack the Honduran financing landscape and its wave of effects across the sector.

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“I don’t grow coffee in NY”: Ugandan producers on prices and the new crop

November 13, 2024
Luiza Pereira Furquim

Uganda’s Arabica harvest is here, though volumes are down thanks to unpredictable weather. Local exporters are going head-to-head with big traders, supporting farmers with skills and resources. Learn how Uganda’s pricing dynamics impact sustainable sourcing.

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Our impact: 2023 progress update

October 29, 2024
Luiza Pereira Furquim

Producers are getting more business and premiums, while new roasters are sourcing more coffee than ever with confidence. Learn about Algrano’s impact, pre-financing, data sharing with producers, and what's beyond relationship coffee. 

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