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Karl Schmidt recently was named c.e.o. of Diedrich Roasters, taking over for retiring chief Michael Paquin. Schmidt is a coffee industry veteran, most recently serving as president of the Probat Group in North America.
“We are thankful for Mike’s leadership of the past seven years and are excited to welcome Karl as our next c.e.o. of Diedrich,” said Allen Tibshrany, a Diedrich board member. “During this time of growth and consolidation in the coffee industry, there is no better person to lead Diedrich Roasters. Karl is a proven industry leader with clear business vision, customer-centric focus, deep industry knowledge, and world-class engineering and design know-how. His vision for how roasting technology and innovation will be used and experienced by customers around the world is exactly what Diedrich needs as we enter our next chapter.”