NKG Coffee Council to Foster Strategic Dialogue Launched

March 31, 2026

The shareholder of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), one of the world’s leading green coffee service groups, has established the NKG Coffee Council, a new expert body outside of the group’s governance designed to support strategic dialogue on key challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the coffee industry and the company.

The NKG Coffee Council brings together external experts with diverse professional backgrounds and perspectives. While some members have experience in the coffee sector, others come from very different industries. What unites them is a strong interest in NKG, its business model, and the global coffee landscape, as well as a shared commitment to open, high-level discussion.

The shareholder identified the need for a new forum to reflect on long-term, strategic topics beyond day-to-day operations. With the NKG Coffee Council established in 2025, NKG aims to create a structured space for reflection, challenge and inspiration – supporting informed strategic thinking as the company navigates an increasingly complex global coffee environment.

“After the first year of working together with our Coffee Council in meetings but especially in between, I am pleasantly surprised at the intensity of interest and support shown by everyone and the willingness to support NKG in strategic topics that are important and outside of the scope of what we deal with in our daily lives. The exchanges with our Coffee Council and each of its members are inspiring and thought-provoking, and I look forward to all that is still to come”, says David M. Neumann, Group CEO & Shareholder.

Members of the NKG Coffee Council

The NKG Coffee Council consists of the following members, each contributing expertise in key strategic areas:

  • Anna-Lena Kamenetzky-Wetzel, Investor & Advisor, with a focus on diversification, private equity, and the evolution of family-owned businesses.
  • Armand Lumens, Group CFO at MidOcean Energy Holdings Ltd., specializing in financial instruments, risk management, and trade.
  • Christoph Bornschein, Entrepreneur and Chief Product and Applied AI Officer at Capgemini Invent, with expertise in digitalization, entrepreneurship, and vision.
  • Martina Ludescher, Business Angel and Non-Executive Director, contributing experience in APAC markets, fast-moving consumer goods, people-related topics, and organizational transformation.
  • Yves Müller, CFO, COO and Director of Labor Relations at Hugo Boss, with a focus on holistic commercial leadership, taxation, retail including coffee, and EU rules and regulations.