The FFB Germany team

Meet the FFB Germany team

Patricia Czerniak
Managing Director

Tel: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-23
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-10
E-Mail: czerniak@foodfrombritain.de

Patricia began working for FFB (Germany) in August 2003. Since then she advised various British clients with regard to their food and drink export business. At the same time, she also closely worked with retailers, the industry, etc. from the German speaking markets searching for innovative producers and partners within the U. K. Patricia graduated in Law (LMU, Munich) and Strategic Marketing Management (European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel). Before her time at FFB (Germany), she gathered food-related experience in various companies and institutions such as the EC, Bain & Co., Siemens Business Services and eventually Ketchum, an international PR- and Marketing Agency. Since April 2007 Patricia heads the FFB (Germany) office as Managing Director and is a shareholder together with Roy.

Roy G. Edleston 
Chairman

Tel: +49 69 971 291 22
Fax: +49 69 971 291 10
email: edleston@foodfrombritain.de

With over 30 years of experience in FMCG in Germany Roy leads FFB (Germany) as chairman and owner of the business jointly with Patricia, the Managing Director. After one year with advertising agency BBDO in New York, Roy transferred to BBDO Düsseldorf. As of 1974 he worked as Account Supervisor at Ogilvy & Mather Frankfurt. After this, Roy was Marketing Manager of the countline division (Duplo, Hanuta) at Ferrero Frankfurt from 1978 to 1984. He opened the Frankfurt Office of Food from Britain in 1984 and was European Director from 1989 until 1991 when the FFB network’s offices were privatised.

 

 Angelika Göth
Senior Consultant

Tel: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-24
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-10
E-Mail: goeth@foodfrombritain.de

Having spent her childhood on her parents’ vineyard, Angelika grew up with the production, sales and marketing of food & beverages. After her qualification as a “Hotelkauffrau”, i. e. commercial side of hotel management, she decided to gain another year’s experience within the hotel business before studying Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Worms. Following her graduation, Angelika joined the Tigerpalast, a well-known theatre in Frankfurt with a premium hospitality concept, where she was the Sales and Marketing Manager.

 

Nicole Günther
Project Manager

Tel: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-25
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-10
E-Mail: guenther@foodfrombritain.de

Nicole came to FFB (Germany) from Lavazza Coffee in Frankfurt where she worked as an Assistant Brand & Trade Marketing Manager. Prior to her time at Lavazza, she worked for the marketing team at Gillette. Nicole graduated in International Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden. Her level of English reflects her many stays in the U.K.

Annekatrin Els
Junior Project Manager

Tel: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-26
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-10
E-Mail: els@foodfrombritain.de

Spending her childhood on her parents’ farm Annekatrin has been familiar with agriculture and food distribution from early on. She built on this knowledge by studying International Marketing Assistance in Halle/Saale and completed her training through a one-year-course in Cardiff/Wales leading to graduation as Bachelor of International Business Management. During her years of study Annekatrin spent several months in Finland working for Finspirit Oy. Following her degree in Cardiff she gained working experience in Marketing and Sales in the hotel industry with the Le Méridien Starwood and the Arabella Sheraton Groups.

 

Anna Hof-Stadler
Assistant to the Chairman & MD

Tel: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-0
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-10
E-Mail: hof-stadler@foodfrombritain.de

Anna studied biology and the English language in Frankfurt/Main. During her time at university she worked as an assistant for international companies. After her final degrees she was employed as Management Assistant for Danzas Holding GmbH, an international logistics company. There, her duties included event organisation.

 

Gabriella Zerbi Tal
Finance Manager

Tel: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-0
Fax: +49 (0) 69 / 971 291-10
E-Mail: ZerbiTal@foodfrombritain.de

Gabriella is a native Italian who graduated from a school for interpreters in Milan. She speaks five languages fluently (English, German, Italian, French and Rumanian) and is FFB (Germany)’s first point of contact for the French and Italian speaking parts of Switzerland. After gaining experience in various positions, e. g. in the field of international tourism, she joined an Italian chain of supermarkets in Germany as Assistant to the Managing Director. Her responsibilities included administration, human resources and financial accounting.