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New Name Emerges as Potential Candidate to Lead Coffee Federation In Colombia

By: Diana Delgado, Contractor

New Name Emerges as Potential Candidate to Lead Coffee Federation In Colombia

 
Diana Delgado
Latin American correspondent
diana.delgado@stonex.com

New Name Emerges as Potential Candidate to Lead Coffee Federation In Colombia

Bogota (Coffee Network )- A new name has emerged as a potential candidate to lead the Colombian coffee growers federation.

Sandra Morelli, a former legal director at the coffee growers federation, and former general country’s comptroller, has been rumored to be a strong potential candidate.

Morelli was the legal director of the coffee growers federation during 12 years. She handled the crisis of the Flota Mercante Gran Colombiana, a marine shipping agency that no longer exists. The Flota Mercantet generates 57 billion Colombian pesos ($19 million) in yearly pension liabilities that are covered by FNC.

She also worked during the years when the financial institutions state-controlled Banco Cafetero and Corficaldas were liquidated.

Morelli worked with former FNC managers Jorge Cardenas, Silva, Luis Genaro Muñoz.

But top sources and people familiar with the situation told Coffee Network that she might be disqualified as the justice court still investigates her by alleged contract crimes without compliance with legal requirements and embezzled by appropriation in favor of third parties.

Sources said the name of Maria Claudia Lacouture is gaining momentum among coffee growers even though she lacks the knowledge in coffee.

Lacouture is a professional in finance and international relations, she has a master's degree in economics and marketing from Cornell University. She had a long career at the government’s promotion office Procolombia. She was the minister  of commerce, industry and tourism between May 2016 and August 2017, until she began to hold her current position at the  US-Colombia chamber of commerce.

elipe Robayo, former commercial director of FNC, and Luis Enrique Dussan, governor of El Huil,a have been heard to be part of the three shortlisted candidates to head FNC.

The National Committee of Growers must shortlist three candidates. One of them must have the express and favorable vote of the Minister of Finance. An extraordinary coffee summit must be carried out to choose the new FNC manager.

Colombia, the world’s third largest coffee producer, will choose a  new general manager of the coffee growers federation (FNC) on April 18 during an extraordinary coffee summit.

Colombia is selecting a new general manager of the coffee growers federation after president Gustavo Petro requested the resignation of incumbent director Roberto Velez, who led the institution since 2015.

The National Coffee Growers committee met last week to define the profile of the new manager. The Coffee Growers Committee is comprised by the Finance Minister, the Agriculture Minister, the Commerce Minister and the director of the national planning department. Representatives from each of the 15 coffee departments also attended. The National Coffee Growers Committee is a joint body that coordinates the country’s coffee policy.

Candidates have until 23 February to submit their curriculum vitae.  By March 8, the coffee committee will shortlist 10 candidates, and by the third week of March, it will announce the three shortlisted candidates, according to a document from FNC.

The Committee will shortlist three candidates, one of which must be approved by Finance Minister.

The three shortlisted candidates will explain their proposal to the each of the 15 representatives of coffee departments between March 21 and 31 March.

During an extraordinary coffee congress attendees will choose the new FNC manager on 18 April.

Coffee producing department whose production is higher than 9% of the country’s total output will have six votes during the polling session. Departments with coffee output below 3 and 9% will have three votes and those below 3% of output will have two votes.

By Diana Delgado

 
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