who is

fairafric?

Many people are involved in the production of our super-fair chocolate. Get to know some of them here.

fairafric Team

#team ghana the whole team #team germany

Hendrik

Founder

Hendrik gained a lot of experience in international sales before he founded fairafric.

MICHAEL

Managing Director Ghana

"Throw me into the den of lions and i will come up leading the pride"

JULIA

Head of Sales

Julia loves to go mountain climbing and is taking us to new heights as our Managing Director Europe.

MUSTAPHA

CFO Ghana

Mustapha has been working in accounting in Ghana for 10 years and brings a lot of experience in export management from free trade zones.

ELISA "Eliza"

Head of Brand & Creative

Alongside her passion for documentaries, Elisa decided to turn her biggest weakness into a career and entered the chocolate business as a creative director in 2019.

Gabriel "Gabby"

Plant Manager Ghana

Gabby has a great "Can-do-anything"-attitude and gained a lot of work experience at two cocoa production companies.He represents the staff on our Supervisory Board.

Berlinda "Adjoa"

HR Ghana

"Difficulty is an excuse history never accepts."

Florian "Flo"

Head of Special Projects

Our ARTE documentary convinced Flo to apply at fairafric and in the office he was convinced to stay.

Martin "Mart"

Head of Operations

Martin has already founded his own company, loves process & structures and has worked for several years in the areas of process management and operations in a media group.

Henry

Production Management Ghana

"A good name is better than riches."

Tobias

Operations

Tobi supports us in Operations as enthusiastic as he reads books, builds longboards..and of course eats chocolate!

Sophia

Content Marketing Management

Sophia is our banana bread queen and also responsible for snapping beautiful pictures for our social media.

Richard A.

Production Supervisory Ghana

"Determination to achieve greater things in life."

Mark

Online Marketing Management

Mark developes our online campaigns and ensures that more and more chocolovers can immerse in the world of fairafric.

Kwabena

Wrapping and Packaging Operations Ghana

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Sarah

Team Assistant

Always in a good mood, Sarah coordinates the operations team in Germany like a conductor. She is always on hand to help the newbies with words and deeds, drinks gallons of coffee and ensures a good atmosphere in the office.

Amos

Moulding-Tempering Operations Ghana

"Cultivating a discontend against mundanity and mediocrity."

Charlotte "Lotte"

Sales Management

When Lotte was our intern we had no product to sell. Fortunately, things look different today.

Ernest

Mixing-Refining-Conching Operations Ghana

"In God I trust."

Ann-Kathrin "AK"

Sales Management

True to the motto "There is no try, there is just do" AK supplies food retail with our chocolate.

Godwin

Operations Assistant Ghana

"Aim, Plan, Achieve."

Sinan

Growth Marketing Analyst

Daniel

Operations Assistant Ghana

"Trust in God."

Bea

Sales Management

Bea is responsible for organic wholesale and for keeping the team fit with her weekly workouts.

Karen

Marketing Freelancer Ghana

Karen is an art and chocolate lover! After being a graphic designer for years she’s taken the opportunity to explore something new in Marketing.

Micha

Fulfillment & Quality Management

Micha never played Tetris as a child. Now he's making up for it as our Fulfillment Manager.

Philip

Production Hands Ghana

"Stay awake!"

Stephanie "Bini"

Graphic Design

After stamps for Equatorial Guinea and shampoo bottles for hotels, Bini found her professional fulfillment in designing chocolate.

Helina

Chocolatière Ghana

Helina studied English and loves baking. Her motto: "The word."

Maria

HR & Feel Good Management

Maria is responsible for emotional well-being and other People & Culture issues, that a piece of chocolate can't fix.

Hasiya

Chocolatière Ghana

Hasiya studied computer science before joining the chocolate school."Givers never lack."

Jonas

Head of Finance

Jonas is our finance guy and busy making fairafric the most economically sustainable chocolate in the world.

Richard

Sales Management

Richard has been working in sales for over 10 years and the mission of fairafric convinced him that this is where he can best apply his skills.

Richard O.

Chocolatier Ghana

Richard studied computer science before joining the chocolate school. "Hard pays."

Elli

Sales-Unpacked Division

Elli got to know fairafric back in 2016 at a street festival in Munich. Since then, she couldn't get the idea and the start-up out of her head. A bit of work experience and a master's degree later, she finally became part of the sales team! Even today she is very happy about it.

Svenja

Content Management Assistant

As a content marketing intern, Svenja combines all her passions, from sustainability to empowerment to eating chocolate.

Chrissi

Sales Assistant

Chrissi wanted to gain her first experience in business, first as an intern and now as a working student - but only in a company that really acts fairly and sustainably. With fairafric, she has found the perfect employer for this!

Annabell

Sales Assistant

Annabell entertained us with funny Austrian words and dance moves as an intern in 2020 and supports us now as a working student.

Sebastian "Sebi"

Marketing Assistant

For Sebi it was a natural choice to stay with fairafric after his internship as a marketing all-rounder.

Antje

Fulfillment Assistant

Antje exchanges her bike helmet for the food hood at fairafric and makes sure all orders find their recipients.

Leonie

Marketing Assistant

Despite her Togolese roots, Leonie also sees her second home in Ghana. As an intern, she now supports the marketing team in promoting "Chocolate - Made in Ghana".

Benjamin "Benny"

Fulfillment Assistant