KSS eKourier April 2022

WHO’S WHO

10 QUESTIONS... With Leng Tang - Centre Manager Waterloo

Left: Leng at KSS Waterloo. Right: Buswalking in the Blue Mountains

to complete an online Interior Design course…trying being the operative word. Name a person who has inspired you? Helen Keller – a reminder that there is no excuse when you have all your God-given faculties. Where did you grow up? I was born in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. My family was displaced due to the Khmer Rouge Regime and were sent to the country- side to live and toil in communes. In the late 1970s my parents decided to make a perilous escape on foot to Thailand where we stayed in the UN Thailand border Refugee camp for 18 months. In November of 1979, we were sponsored by generous New Zealanders and lived in Auckland until 1985 when my parents decided to move to Australia. To sum up KSS in one word would be? Memorable

How many years have you been part of the KSS Team? I've been part of KSS for seven years. What centres have you worked at? Moore Park, Wetherill Park, Prospect, Ultimo, and currently Waterloo. What is it like to work in Waterloo – Kennard’s largest centre? Someone once said to me that Waterloo is like a revolving door of activity. It is true. Next time you complete your monthly KPI, compare Waterloo’s numbers to your centre and you will get the sense of the scale of activity here. The transition from paper to Digital Agreement, this was a game changer, giving greater efficiency and accuracy. Our intranet Atlas replacing KOSMO. An overall transitioning to a more digital workplace, i.e. the Centre Log to Digital Diary and Medius for invoicing, to name a few. What major changes have you seen or been a part of at KSS?

No two days are the same…I like the variety and challenges of daily operations, but the days are always much easier with a good team. Tell us about your family? I recently moved with my two boys into the city fringe suburb of Ultimo after living with my parents in the family home in Sydney’s west for the past two decades. I have been blessed with selfless parents who have helped me raise both boys as a single mother. Both boys are currently studying at University. Lucas, 21, is in his third year in Forensic Science at the Univer- sity of Western Sydney while Daniel, 19, is in his second year in Commerce/ IT at Macquarie University. I have two sisters in Kennards, Kaio in Guildford and Pheng in CCC, a family affair with Kennards! We also have our youngest sister who has been asked when she will join the ‘family’ business (LOL). What are your hobbies outside of KSS? Bushwalking, it is refreshing. I also love Interior Design and am currently trying

What do you enjoy most about working at KSS?

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