Martin Brown, General Manager, Coffee & Dairy, Nestlé Oceania

Martin Brown is the General Manager of Coffee and Dairy for Nestlé Oceania, Australia’s No.1 coffee business.

Nestlé proudly manufactures in Australia with two factories and the iconic brands of Nescafé, Starbucks and Milo.

Martins career at Nestlé has been working in chocolate and coffee, two of his passions, moving from marketing roles to General Management including CMO, Head of Strategy and Sustainability for Nestlé Oceania and the Global Brand Leader for KIT KAT. He was the Chair of the Australian Association of National Advertisers, the leading industry body representing brands in Australia.

Martin sits on the boards of Nestlé Australia and Nestlé New Zealand and represents Nestlé on the Climate Leaders Coalition leading deep dives on the Circular Economy and Scope 3 Agricultural Reporting.

Martin Brown headshot march 2026 (1)

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