Bogotá, March 23, 2023 (FNC Press Office) – After extensive debate, the National Committee of Coffee Growers selected today the final shortlist of three candidates for the position of CEO of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC).

This shortlist, made up of Germán Alberto Bahamón Jaramillo, Sandra Morelli Rico, and Santiago Pardo Salguero, will be presented on April 27 to the National (Extraordinary) Congress of Coffee Growers, which as the FNC’s highest authority and instance of deliberation will elect the new CEO, in succession to Roberto Vélez, who leaves important management achievements.

Each of the shortlisted candidates has the professional and personal experience and skills necessary to lead the most important agricultural organization in the country.

Between March 27 and April 14, the candidates will present their proposals and/or programs to each of the 15 departmental committees of coffee growers, based on a schedule and rules defined and approved today by the National Committee.

To facilitate dialogue and feedback between the shortlisted candidates and Colombian coffee growers, the FNC will make all its national communication outlets available to them under equal conditions.