On Wednesday the 9th of September 2009, I flew to Sydney to meet Peter Irvine, Co-Founder of Gloria Jeans Coffees
- Peter Irvine Co-Founder Gloria Jeans Coffees
Peter has had over 40 years experience in business at a high profile management level and started his career as a junior at Sydney Advertising Agency DDB Needham.
Over a span of 33 years at DDB, Peter acquired an extensive portfolio of business expertise, commencing in media planning and buying, progressing to Media Director for Sydney and National Campaigns, then onto General Manager and finally ending his career at DDB Needham as Managing Director.
Whilst at DDB, Peter was part of the team that launched McDonalds in Australia. Little did he know those early years working with the global franchising giant would prove invaluable in the next phase of his life.
In 1996 Peter together with his new business partner Nabi Saleh, established the Gloria Jean
