Our Team
We started as a small group of innovators, tasked with developing a rigorous certification system for Fairtrade International. Today, we've grown into a team of over 150 enthusiastic experts in fair global trade, based in 6 offices on 4 continents, and over 120 highly qualified auditors, carefully selected and trained by FLOCERT to serve our customers around the world. Everyone at FLOCERT is respected as a leader in their own right. As individuals we take ownership of what we do, show initiative, and value our colleagues and all of our customers.
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Account Development Team
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Account Development Team
The Account Development team is your first stop on your journey to sustainable fair trade. Your dedicated Account Manager will introduce you to FLOCERT and help you decide which of our services is right for your organisation, right now.
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Human Resources Team
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Human Resources Team
Can you picture yourself part of the FLOCERT family? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with our friendly Human Resources team to find out more about working at FLOCERT. You can also take a look at our current job opportunities and find out how to apply!
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Finance Team
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Finance Team
We’re here to make sure your experience of working with FLOCERT is excellent from beginning to end. If you have a question about your invoice or payments, our terms and conditions, or any other area relating to finance, we’re happy to help.
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Regional Managers
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Regional Managers
Every region we work in is different. To make sure we can meet your needs, we have offices right across the world. If you have a question about joining the fair global trade movement, just get in touch with us. You might also like to find out more about how certification works before you get started on your journey.
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Meet our Management Team
Meet our Management Team
At FLOCERT, everyone is a leader. Our Management Team is made up of dedicated, focused and experienced professionals who work together with our employees worldwide to lead forward the shared vision of fair global trade. In this pursuit, the leadership team sets the tone for the rest of our team: taking ownership of what they do, demonstrating initiative and showing mutual respect.
Meet our auditors
Meet our auditors
To become Fairtrade certified, an organisation must have an on-site audit. These audits are carried out by over one hundred highly qualified and trained auditors around the world. Auditor independence is a prerequisite for impartial certification and verification work. The topic of independence is regularly raised and discussed during auditor trainings (workshops, webinars, etc.) and our auditors are solely selected by FLOCERT.
Supervisory Team
Katharina Wagner
CEO
Katharina Wagner
CEO
Born in Germany, Katharina Wagner holds a degree in European Business and is a Chartered Certified Accountant. Before joining FLOCERT she worked for five years at Metro Group, first in the Mergers & Acquisitions department in the company headquarters, then at the subsidiary RUNGIS express. There, she was Finance Director for companies in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain and Portugal.
Frank Harnischfeger
Chair of Supervisory Board
Frank Harnischfeger
Chair of Supervisory Board
A native German, Frank Harnischfeger is the Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer of the Forest Stewardship Council. He is also a member of the Board of the ISEAL Alliance and the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva. Before his current role, Frank was a Director at the International Monetary Fund and a member of the United Nations High-Level Committee on Management. He also held senior positions in the private sector in supply chain, finance, technology and consulting.
Merlin Preza Ramos
Supervisory Board member
Merlin Preza Ramos
Supervisory Board member
Merlin is a Nicaraguan smallholder coffee producer and the CEO of PRODECOOP. She has held executive positions in many coffee initiatives and served in multiple supervisory boards like CAFENICA, CLAC, Fairtrade Foundation, OCIA Internacional and Fairtrade America. Her representation positions have mainly focused on establishing and defending smallholder producer interests and adding value to organisations and institutions, especially in Fairtrade.
Bill Barrett
Supervisory Board member
Bill Barrett
Supervisory Board member
An advocate for Fair Trade for more than three decades, Bill Barrett formed a Fairtrade coffee roasting worker cooperative in Canada in 1997, which became a founding licensee of Fairtrade Canada. He has been in governance leadership positions in various cooperatives, NGOs, businesses and a labour union. In addition, Bill has worked directly with producer cooperatives worldwide on different projects. A native Canadian, Bill is also a photographer and an independent documentary filmmaker.