Michael has been the secretary general of the Swiss Coffee Trade Association since 2017, representing the interests of the green coffee trade. He is a veteran of the commodities market, having started his career at Jacobs Suchard in 1981 in Germany. Worked a total of 25 years at Kraft Foods, 9 years at Noble/Noble Agri & COFCO Int. in various procurement/trading, risk management and market analysis functions in different agricultural markets, from coffee/cocoa, sugar, grain and oilseeds, cotton to meat/dairy and biofuels. During his career, he lived and worked 4 years in Brazil and 5 years in the USA. He visited many coffee producing countries. Michael is also a member of the board of directors of 4C Services.