eKourier Oct 2016

FEATURES 2016 Night of Achievements Vermont

his own centre and then ultimately being unexpectedly told he was now the Managing Director of the business. During that time, Sam achieved many mile stones such as the acquisition of our biggest competitor Millers Self Storage in 2004, moving into New Zealand in 2007 and many more along the way. I know Sam is not keen on individual recognition

Newstead Cameron Ferguson Michael Steele

Peter Backo Lisa Staples

Huntingdale Dane Talbot David Oldham

Aldo Gortan received a special mention on the night in recognition of the positive

Flemington Trudy Iacobucci Azam Muhammad Virginia Trent Randel Wayne McLaren Hastings Joshua Johnston Kelly Lang Ivanhoe Nigel Spragg Daniel Huntington Marrickville Adam Snowdon Adrian Chiew Maroochydore Stephan Wandl Leigh Chaney Kunda Park Geoffrey Turner Karly Murphy Browns Plains Shane Pearce Joshua Hill Abbotsford 1 John Fenton Emma Whetnall John Golding Burleigh Junction Patricia Larkins Brett Meekcoms Hornsby Scott Degenhardt Brad Hampson Wetherill Park Leng Tang

influence he has had on centres where he has conducted Systems Reviews. Aldo is passionate about making a difference, often taking time to coach and explain to Teams where their opportunities exist and how they can make improvements. We then had a very special Award presentation for a very significant person. Sam Kennard was presented with his 25 years’ of Service Award by Wayne Birch. Wayne was the first person Sam, as Managing Director employed in the business. Wayne’s longevity in the business has allowed him to witness and share many experiences with Sam over the years and he was able to articulate that time in a heartfelt and entertaining account, leading up to the presentation of Sam’s Award. After accepting the Award, Sam then gave his account of his journey through the business, starting from humble beginnings, painting unit numbers above roller doors as a teenager and living on site in a caravan, to Managing

and that he is truly grateful for the work that the entire Team does around him. Our MC for the night was comedian Tahir Bilgic, known for his role as Habib in the sitcom “Pizza’ and an integral member of the hit show “Fat Pizza”. He was entertaining and funny and threw political correctness out the window.

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