Martin P. Coles
President, Starbucks Coffee International
Industry: Leisure
Overview
Martin P. Coles joined Starbucks in April 2004 as president, Starbucks Coffee International, and, in July 2008, reassumed this role, after having served as chief operating officer from September 2007 to July 2008. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Coles served as an executive vice president of Reebok International, Ltd. a sports and fitness products company, from December 2001 to February 2004. Prior to joining Reebok International, Ltd., Mr. Coles held several executive level management sales and operations positions with NIKE Inc., Letsbuyit.com and Gateway, Inc.
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