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Andrea Illy
Chairman
Illycaffé
Presentation
Andrea Illy is Chairman of illycaffè, a family-established business founded in Trieste, Italy in 1933, with the singular mission of producing the world’s highest quality coffee. Under Andrea’s stewardship, illycaffè has become a brand recognized around the globe, not just for its coffee but for its ethical values and for the close relationships it has forged with growers, merchants and the contemporary art world. Following from Andrea Illy’s longtime leadership in sustainability, in 2011 illycaffè became the world’s first company to earn the Responsible Supply Chain Process certification from industrial standards arbiter DNV GL and from 2013, it was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute.
Andrea Illy is the Honorary Chairman of the Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC), from 2012 to 2016 Chairman of the International Coffee Organization’s Coffee Market Promotion and Development Committee, and since 2013 Chairman of the Fondazione Altagamma. A chemist by training, Andrea Illy is the author of the books Espresso Coffee: the Chemistry of Quality; Coffee: the dream; Italia Felix.
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