Meet The Team – Origin Coffee Traders

Rajeev Ganapathy Executive Director

Rajeev was born and educated in India, he comes from a 3rd generation coffee growing family from Coorg, India and migrated to Australia. Rajeev started Origin Coffee Traders in 2006. With his coffee growing and trading experience Rajeev offers a unique balance and transparency between growers and Roasters.

Thim Ponnappa Managing Director, United States

Thim heads up our US operations and was born and raised around coffee plantations in Coorg, India. Coming from a family of Coffee farmers, he developed a passion towards coffee in his childhood and is passionate about the farmers and their needs at origin. With an extensive background in technology and customer service he is dedicated to the needs and satisfaction of his customers. Origin Coffee Traders is a culmination of his love for Coffee, passion for customer service and entrepreneurial ambitions all rolled in to one.

Yuto Moriuchi Director Operations

Yuto was born and raised around traditional Japanese stile café area. He has 6 years experiences of precious metal, ferro alloy trading at Japanese trading house. Yutp has visited refining factories, mining areas all over the world. Specialty coffee market in japan is still developing and Yuto is passionate to play a part of developing good coffee culture in Japan and believes that supplying good green coffee beans is an important step in that direction. Yuto is passionate about horse riding and has more than 7 years experience as a rider. He came to know of Origin Coffee Traders through a common friend of Rajeev at riding horse club in Japan.

Abhi Chamarthy Logistics and Coffee Buying

Abhi is at the center of our team here at Origin Coffee Traders. He has been with us for over 10 years and oversees all of our Buying and Supply Chain, selecting our coffee and then getting it to our distribution centers throughout Australia, New Zealand and the US. Outside of work he is a lover of all things coffee and food and is a talented photographer.

Mike Ward Business Development Manager - United States

Mike is an experienced coffee professional with over seven years in the industry. He loves getting to learn something new about our world every day and is incredibly excited for the future of coffee! He is a certified Q Grader as well as a PCQI. He hopes to get to talk about coffee/ life with you soon!!

Kim Weldon Customer service

Meet Kim, the name on the emails and the voice on the phone. Kim takes care of processing orders and coordinating dispatch, invoicing and Accounts Receivable, forwarding sales enquiries, packing and sending of samples and ensuring everyone around head office is adequately caffeinated. Kim comes to us from a background of Hospitality as a Barista and Café Manager which has equipped her with vital multitasking skills. Kim loves to learn about coffee. from cupping to roasting and is particularly fond of filter brews as they truly represent the origin of the coffee.

Megan Pauley Accounts and Logistics Officer

Megan comes to us with a wealth of experience across Accounts, Logistics and export. While she isn’t too fussy about her coffee needs she prefers a latte to start the day.

Stanley De Zoysa Regional Sales Manager VIC, SA, WA, TAS

Stanley entered the green coffee industry through trade links in Papua New Guinea in the early 2000’s. Over the years he has been fortunate to visit and work with many fascinating coffee producers the world over. With many years of experience in procurement and trading he has been exposed to tremendous people who have both inspired and mentored him. His business acumen and sound knowledge of the local coffee industry will continue to benefit our customers and supply partners enabling us to cover their ever evolving needs.

Bronte Abrahams Business Development Manager NSW, QLD

Bronte has been a specialty barista working at Sydney's best micro-roastries. A large part of her coffee career has been in Paris where she worked in establishing the specialty coffee scene by training a new wave of skilled french baristas, while being a competitive coffee brewer and taster in National competitions and supporting the development of women in coffee through establishing a collective called Cafée. Bronte has a degree in International Development and has been doing research for sustainable agricultural coffee farming in Indonesia and poverty alleviation in Tanzania. From the bar, to training and then to the cupping table Bronte is passionate about great service and quality coffee.

Guy Nathan Business Development Manager NSW, QLD

I have been in the hospitality industry since 1994 when I came to Australia as a backpacker. This is where I developed my love for food and coffee and that passion led to me owning a café, restaurant and a micro roastery for over 15 years in the world heritage Blue Mountains. I love how this industry is always innovating new methods for coffee from the farmers, roasters and to the Baristas. You never stop learning in this business and that’s what makes it so exciting.