Stig Karlsen
Stig has been Senior Brand Manager at Haugen-Gruppen AS, the largest food import company in Norway. He has worked in the food sector for more than 25 years, in companies such as Nestlé, Mars, and Haugen-Gruppen AS. He started working with olive oil in 2000 when he joined Haugen-Gruppen as a Key Account Manager. He […]
Manuela Guatelli
Manuela was born in Genoa but spent her entire childhood in Imperia. She currently resides between Imperia, Shanghai, and Bangkok. She represents the fourth generation of can makers and is actively involved in the “Guatelli Museum”, which houses the Family Collection of Italian Olive Oil Cans. This collection comprises over 6,000 pieces of olive oil […]
Marco Gandolfi
Marco Gandolfi has been a member of the organization since 1991. He is particularly interested in oil tasting and has been involved in this area since 1992, when he became a Professional Tasting Member. He has been a member of the ONAOO Official Panel since 2004 and today is the Vice Panel Leader. By participating […]
Sandro Franceschini
From 1988 to 1993 Sandro worked as a Buyer for “Despar Ceda Srl”. From 1993 to 1999 he worked as Category Manager for “Reggiana Alimentari”. Since 1999 he has been Category Manager for “NORDICONAD”. From 2017 to 2020 he was Director for FIORFIORE CASH & CARRY Srl. From 2021 to 2022, he is Category Manager […]
Yuko Ogino
I was born in Japan but have lived in several countries, including Italy for 16 years, where I undertook a course of study. I began my professional career as an Export Manager for Mitsubishi Italia S.p.A. in the food industry, developing a passion for good food with a focus on olive oil, which soon became […]
Edmondo Minisci
Edmondo Minisci is an O.N.A.O.O. Professional Taster and Board Member.
Patrick O’Brien
Patrick J. O’Brien is Travel Director for Table Six Travel, a US company launched in 2019 to organize small group gastronomic tours originally focused on regions producing olives, extra virgin olive oils, cheeses, cured meats and balsamic vinegars and related culinary specialties across Italy supporting his wife’s US company, FIORE Olive Oils. In 2025, with […]
Berk Özler
Berk is a researcher at the World Bank with a PhD in economics. He has been an ONAOO Professional Taster since 2022. His partner, Sarah Baird, and he have young olive trees in the South Island of New Zealand (Aotearoa) and they hope to produce extra virgin olive oil from their grove. They live with […]
Roberto Rastrelli
Roberto Rastrelli is a Professional Taster of ONAOO since 1989.
Veronica Taska
Veronica started her career in Estonia as a Marketing Manager for one of the World’s biggest cosmetics companies. After having her first baby in 2016, she replaced her high heels with Hunter boots and purchased a small farm in Italy to become an olive grower. Now she imports her family’s extra virgin olive oil to […]