Berlin, Germany

Catalina leads the Sustainable Business Unit at Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, the largest coffee trading group in the world. Catalina created this new department 5 years ago with the objective of positively impacting coffee farmers´ livelihoods through the provision of services like finance, access to inputs and training, as part of the group´s global sustainable sourcing strategy, NKG BLOOM. Catalina began her career 15 years ago in microfinance, building BlueOrchard Finance´s portfolio of investments in Latin America. She then worked for TechnoServe as the Colombia Country Manager. Catalina holds a MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics.