Alliance for Coffee Excellence elects new board members

The Alliance For Coffee Excellence (ACE) announced on 27 March the election of four new board members: Keita Matsumoto, Cory Bush, Yuko Itoi and Aleco Chigounis.
This election, voted in by ACE’s members, country partners and head judges, brings the number of formal board members to eleven.
Keita Matsumoto, the Deputy General Manager Sales Dept. of Wataru & Co., Ltd is based in Japan. He has over 18 years of coffee experience in both the marketplace and at origin and has served on multiple Cup of Excellence juries. Wataru is one of the largest buyers of Cup of Excellence coffees at the auction.