Who We Are

Mann&Noble
A Diversified Group

Is a privately owned, entrepreneurial business founded in 2010. The business is headquartered in Sydney, Australia and has offices in Auckland, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Mann&Noble diverse business operations are constantly evolving but today cover: consumer goods marketing and sales services, 3rd party logistics & distribution services, hospitality & hotel procurement, development & management.

Mann&Noble has a proven track record of scaling businesses quickly by adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. We create plans, execute with excellence, and optimise available resources.

The primary objective of Mann&Noble is to build strong integrated partnerships with both large global businesses and small entrepreneurial enterprises across Asia Pacific to build high growth businesses that provide strong returns for stakeholders.

Mann&Noble Group Success Drivers

Think Entrepreneurially

We expect growth beyond reason. Winning is important to us.
We go beyond conventional thinking to create solutions for specific opportunities & challenges.
We embrace innovation & change and are not afraid to go our own way, challenge the rules and swerve the norms to find new and exciting ways to punch above our weight.
We are strategically focussed but remain agile and will pivot based on new insights, data & intuition.
We act as owners.

Customer First

We always look through the consumer and customer lens.
Our job is to meet consumer & customer needs.
We are passionate about creating a 5 Star experience. If we do this our consumers and customers will reward us with their ongoing, repeated support.

Collaborate to Connect

We quickly collaborate to create efficient, executable solutions.
We’re honest and straight-talking with each other and our stakeholders.
We understand multi-functional connectivity and focus on total “network” solutions.
We play as a team.
We agree, disagree then commit.
We always act with integrity & treat everyone with respect.

Think Big, Act Small

We stay lean, simple & fast.
We are adaptive and resourceful.
We leverage technology to create effectiveness & efficiency.

Our People Are Our Most Important Assets

Our great people make our company great.
We are results focused.
We hire smart, diverse thinkers who are passionate about creating a better future.
We flow to the work to get the job done.
We always do the right thing.

The Team

Phillip Mann

Founder - Mann & Noble Group

Phillip is a seasoned executive who founded Mann&Noble following 20 years of successfully building businesses across various industries. Phillip founded and still runs Australian Beverage Holdings (ABH), one of Australia’s largest independent beverage companies after acquiring the Pureau water brand in 2004. He maintains responsibility for the strategic direction of Mann&Noble, creating the platform for the Group’s vision of being Australia’s leading branded goods sales and marketing organisation.

Under Phillip’s stewardship and through growing the brands we represent, the Mann&Noble Group was ranked in the top 10 fasting growing companies, by Australia’s leading business publication, Business Review Weekly.

Prior to Mann&Noble and ABH, Phillip founded and ran Global Development Corp, an investment banking advisory group.

Robert Harris

Chief Financial & Operations Officer - Mann & Noble Group

Rob is responsible for establishing and delivering the financial strategy of Mann&Noble internationally. On a day-to-day basis Rob heads up Mann&Noble’s Sydney finance, fulfilment, and procurement teams.

Rob sets the KPIs by which Mann&Noble “Executes with Excellence”. He works internally with his colleagues and externally with brand owners, creating and delivering joint business plans to grow the brands Mann&Noble represents.

Rob is chartered Accountant spending 9 years with PwC London specialising in acquisition due diligence and debt raising and has over 20 years’ experience delivering profitable growth with a variety of companies, from start-ups to entities with AS$1 billion turnover; both here and in the UK.

Scott Wilkins

Commercial Sales Manager - Mann & Noble IOS

Scott is the current Commercial Sales Manager for Mann & Noble IOS, he is leading our National Visual Merchandising Team and Account Management of our key Retailers.

Scott has more than 20 years of sales and strategy experience in the FMCG industry. He has  a demonstrated track record in the development and implementation of business plans for large global brands, exceeding internal sales revenue targets and driving category growth for retail partners.

He likes to understand the consumer, the shopper and the retailer to develop these plans, and to coach and develop people and teams to help deliver the results.

Shane Burt

General Manager - Mann & Noble IOS

Shane is a Senior Executive with 20+ years of supply chain, operational and project management experience globally across international supply chains, logistics operations, transport and warehouse management and freight forwarding.

Proficient at driving process optimisation and business transformation in his current role as General Manager at Mann & Noble IOS.

Shane is a Senior Executive with 20+ years of supply chain, operational and project management experience globally across international supply chains, logistics operations, transport and warehouse management and freight forwarding.

Proficient at driving process optimisation and business transformation in his current role as General Manager at Mann & Noble IOS.

Anthony Duck

General Manager - Cre8Global

After spending almost 10 years working in some of Australia”s most impressive luxury hotels, Anthony started his own business in the wholesale supply of hospitality equipment back in to the industry. His experience as a hotel financial controller allows him a deeper insight into the requirements, operational challenges and budgetary restraints associated with opening and running a hotel.

In the past 10 years, Anthony has been involved with the opening and ongoing supply of operational equipment in to some of Australia’s most iconic new hotels and now that his once small business has merged to form Cre8Global, he looks forward to an exciting period ahead and hospitality industry in Australia.