Article: Rau new Executive Board Chairman of Intl Coffee Organisation.

Rau new Executive Board Chairman of Intl Coffee Organisation

London, Sept 27 (PTI) -- Indian Coffee Board head, G V Krishna Rau, has been unanimously elected Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Coffee Organisation for 2008-09.

Rau, who takes over his new role on October 1, succeeds David Brooks of the US. The election for the post was held here last night.

One of the major tasks for Rau will be to oversee the transition from the International Coffee Agreement of 2001 to the 2007 Agreement.

Under the 2007 International Coffee Agreement, the European Union comprising of 27 countries would be treated as one member. Coffee ...

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