Our team
Farzaneh Mahdipour - CEO
EN
Expert Organic, Sustainability
and Accreditation
Environmental Engineer with a Doctorate in Business Administration and more than 15 years of international experience in auditing, certification, and project management. As General Secretary of EOCC, she leads the task force on Group of Operator Certification and enjoys coaching certification bodies around the world. She is passionate about building strong, reliable systems in line with organic and sustainability standards such as EU, NOP, and JAS.
Frank Rumpe - Project Manager
DE/FR/EN
Expert Organic and
Accreditation
Agricultural Engineer with an MBA and more than 20 years of experience managing international certification bodies. Alongside his professional work, he also runs his own organic Naturland farm in Germany. His passion lies in combining hands-on farming with expertise in organic certification and accreditation to strengthen trust and sustainability across the sector.
Philippe Schärrer - Project Manager DE/EN/FR/IT
Expert Organic Certification/Processing and Trade
Agricultural engineer with more than 20 years of experience in organic and sustainability certification in food and feed processing as well as in agriculture. As the long-standing head of a department at a Swiss certification body operating nationally and internationally, he also has practical experience in accreditation in accordance with ISO 17065 and other standards such as NOP or MSC/ASC.
He is fascinated by the challenge of integrating complex standards into operational processes in a simple and practical way.
Dora Studer - Head of Administration ,
HR and Finance
DE/FR/EN
Certified HR Manager with over 20 years of experience in HR, finance, and administration within internationally active certification bodies. For 15 years, she has also specialized in complaints procedures as secretary of an organic appeal commission handling international cases. She is passionate about creating efficient structures, supporting people, and ensuring fair and transparent processes across the organization.