eKourier Oct 2017

FEATURES

FEATURES

The Great Achievers - 2017 Annual Achievement Dinner

20 Years Service. L to R: Sam Kennard presenting to Wayne Birch VIC Operations Manager, Mike Howard, Manager at Kirrawee and Jenny Smith, Manager at Erina (who unfortunately couldn’t be with us on the night)

SCOTY Gold. L to R Front Row: Mike Howard, Kirrawee, Darren Marshall THQ, Medhat George Castle Hill, Michael Baron Castle Hill, Sylvia Gouvas Waterloo, Mark Fradd Caringbah, Michelle Cooper Brookvale, Matt O’Brien Camperdown, Darryl Lewisson Fyshwick. L to R Back Row: Glen D’Souza North Lakes, Tony Vuong THQ, Leanne Nassif Gladesville, Mark Mallinson Warrawong, Steve Jansen Pymble, Varsha Samji Pymble, David Courtney Kirrawee, Ian Drews Frenchs Forest, Albert Dudley Abbotsford1, Emma Whetnall Hawthorn, John Fenton Abbotsford1, Kelly Lang Hastings, Melanie Owubokiri Mt Eden. (Absent: Gary Stephenson Gladesville, Joshua Johnston Hastings, John Golding Abbotsford1, Colin Haden Fyshwick, Mark Montgomery Mt Eden, Debbie Jones Auburn, Dennis Flack Petersham, Shavarne Scanlan Petersham, Frank De Vlam Guildford, Col Fuller Mittagong, Neil Pardoe Castle Hill, Jim Gavin Castle Hill, Elle Graham Warriewood, Jenny Smith Erina, Clint Thompson Erina, Craig Kemp Klemzig, Robert Todd Klemzig, Matthew Jones Wollongong, Michael Nobbs Wollongong, Kailiam Hood Preston, Carl Murgia Preston, Karly Murphy North lakes, Scott Degenhardt Hornsby, Brad Hampson Hornsby)

I had the pleasure of attending my sixth Kennards Achievement Dinner. Arriving and seeing everyone dressed up is always a delight. The effort Team Members go to and to see them in a lovely dress or suit is a massive change from the regular uniform. The drinks and snacks at the start is a great time to renew friend- ships and meet new Team Members. It was then into the venue and the formal proceedings – I am not sure formal is the exact way to describe proceedings, especially when Tahir is involved! The evening kicks off and just flows until suddenly it is all over and the lights come on. So what happened during the Achievement Dinner: • Sales Excellence kicked off the Achievements – Congrats everyone. • Then onto the 20 year recogni-

tion which saw Wayne, Mike and Jenny recognised for their signifi- cant milestones. There were very passionate words said and some very humorous stories. Jenny was unable to attend but put together a lovely video which was played. • Tahir then rolled out his comedy set. We had some brilliant accents demonstrated by Team Members to the continuous support of Team Bankstown. I certainly hope Darryl Hodgson lifts his game for next year otherwise Tahir could have a field day! • Then onto the Five Year Service Awards which I was a part of. It is incredible how fast the time has gone by and to see who I was on stage with was for me, a positive experience. • Next were the Freedom Certificates

and Awards – this is an opportunity for Team Members to recognise the efforts of each other within the company. Great to see us give our fellow Team Members a shout out. • Then on to the SCOTY Awards for Most Improved, Occupancy Growth, Operational Excellence and Income Growth. • Followed by the Gold SCOTY with 21 centres achieving GOLD – outstanding. • Darren gave us an enthusiastic update on change and Team Members moving on after many years. Positive for both Team Members as they move on to new challenges and also for Kennards as new Team Members bring fresh ideas and challenge the way we operate, to always ensure we strive to develop, learn and grow.

10 Years Service. Above L to R: Presenter Darren Marshall THQ, Sathish Gopinath THQ, Helen Tancred Ultimo, Sandra Mazzitelli TSM Vic, Leanne Nassif Gladesville, David Courtney Kirrawee, Gordon Guthrie TSM Vic, Adam Snowdon Miranda. Right: 10 Years Hands in Cement with Gordon Guthrie and Sandra Mazzitelli. (Absent: David Chapman Artarmon, Bruce Newburn TSM Newcastle, Troy Ellington Kingsgrove)

and the IT and Ops Teams - thanks. The evening is such a positive and engaging evening about all the great things Kennards stands for, celebrating Achievements and FREEDOM. The Achievement dinner reinforces our goal of 80% BLUE. Anthony Rous Chief Financial Officer

• Before one realises the lights have come on and it’s all over for another year. A few brave souls then put on their parachutes and oxygen masks and headed for the AV8 Bar to debrief the events of the evening. The flow of the evening worked very well and the food and service was excellent. In fact, I felt the attentive service was better than normal. The evening would not have run so well without the great efforts of Shaz, Jo

• Darren then presented the 10 Year Service Awards where we had 11 Team Members achieving this milestone. Time was running short and Sathish had to cut his speech down to 45 minutes... They then went through the tradition of putting their hands into cement to seal their achievement forever. The concrete was soft and no one got stuck! • Then it was time to relax, catch up, have a drink and mingle.

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