Nabi Saleh
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Nabi Saleh is the founder of Gloria Jeans, which is most known for its Gloria Jeans Coffees Australia franchises.
[edit] Biography
Gloria Jean's Coffees Chairman, Nabi Saleh is one of the foremost coffee experts in Australia, with over 27 years of experience in the tea and coffee industries.
His career began in 1974 with his involvement in tea and coffee plantations in Papua New Guinea, and he still consults for both the Australian and PNG governments on the marketing, growing and selling of product out of Papua New Guinea.
As part of Australian New Guinea (ANG) Holdings, Nabi was responsible for the marketing and manufacturing of coffee and tea in Papua New Guinea. He also worked for Traveland International, responsible for purchasing and negotiating the procurement of hotel rooms on a worldwide basis. In 1978, Nabi was in charge of a medium-sized coffee company, Asco, and developed the company's turnover from a quarter of a million dollars to $15 million before it was taken over by Burns Philp.
Nabi's extensive involvement in the Australian coffee industry extends to his establishment of Columbia Coffee and Tea in 1983, Maranatha Imports Exports in 1989, Praise International in 1994 and Tea and Coffee Traders in 1986.
[edit] Charitable work
Saleh is closely associated with the Hillsong Church. Saleh is a Pentecostal Christian. Gloria Jean's is a major corporate sponsor of Mercy Ministries.
