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Coast hinterland and a naval munitions wharf at Twofold Bay, NSW, and the corporatisation of the Snowy Scheme.
Geoff Walker is working in the pharmaceutical industry in London as supply chain director, Europe. The company that he went over to the UK with, Block Drug, has just been acquired by GlaxoSmithKline, so he reports that things are likely to change. Geoff finds living in London a great adventure – plenty of travel, culture and other opportunities.
1994
Paul Gladman left NRMA in March 2000 to join Suncorp Metway in Brisbane as e-commerce manager. After six months he was promoted to general manager, corporate strategy, retaining overall responsibility for e-business. His wife Dawn is still in Sydney, which means they are both contributing to the ongoing success of Qantas as they take it in turns to commute every weekend. Paul acknowledges that while this is an expensive luxury, they do get the best of both worlds.
1995
Karen van Druten is now general manager, corporate solutions, for the publicly-listed company MXL Consolidated. MXL Consolidated provides innovative people( human resources) solutions to companies.
Paul Nelson was recently appointed e-business director for Jones Lang LaSalle, Australasia. Paul is responsible for the strategy, communication and collaboration for e-business across the business units, and for linking Australasia to the wider Asia- Pacific and the rest of the world.
Cathy Costello has just added Matthew Evan Jones, a brother for Callum, to the clan. Cathy is doing well.
1996
Norm Jevons has left Kellogg to open Australia’ s largest indoor play centre. Lollipop’ s Playland & Café at Castle Hill opened in late October 2000 at 10 Hudson Avenue. Norm writes:“ Those of you with children aged 0 – 11 years will enjoy the huge play
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structure with a 10-metre-long slide, bouncy castle, merry-goround, ball pool, special toddler area, plus lots more”. Even if you don’ t have kids, Norm says feel free to drop in for a cappuccino to say g’ day.
Kevin Peesker has left his position as NSW state manager of Lexmark Australia to join Gateway as sales director, business, Australia / New Zealand, based in Sydney. On a personal front, Kevin has initiated a strategic partner alliance( engagement) with Karen Boehnke, a fellow Canadian who is an MBA alumnus of the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. Kevin has taken up Australian citizenship since graduation and strongly argues the merits of the AGSM when it comes to inter-relationship business school rivalries.
1997
Karl Monteiro moved late last year from Alcatel Australia to Vodafone. Karl’ s position is senior analyst programmer. He is also happily married to Olga Malaya( since 19 June 1999). Contact Karl on( w) Tel:( 02) 9425 9433, e-mail: karl. monteiro @ vodafone. com. au.
Grahame Evans has been appointed CEO of Professional Accountants Limited, a business which supports small-tomedium-size accountancy practices to become fully integrated financial services businesses. The business provides succession planning options, networking and procurement services.
David Robinson has left John Holland Constructions after almost 30 years and is currently“ trying to decide what to do when I grow up”.
David Russell left Roche Products in mid-1998 and joined Novogen Limited, an Australian biopharmaceutical company, as the Australasian marketing manager. In 1999 he moved to the US office in Stamford, Connecticut, as marketing director. The role allows for plenty of opportunities to learn and travel. His wife Amanda left her position as chief radiographer of the Northern Sydney Area Health Service breast
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screening unit to accompany him to the US. They will be returning in November 2001. Over the holidays, David reports they enjoyed a Connecticut white Christmas. There was“ a 28-pound turkey, baked ham and loads of fun”. David looks forward to hearing more of other classmates from the 1997 EMBA.
1998
Cameron White has relocated to the UK with BP Amoco. Cameron is now working in the central performance and planning office as a downstream business advisor. You can contact Cameron on( w) Tel:(+ 44) 20 7496 4325, e-mail: whitecb @ bp. com.
Chris Tait is now with Maxx Implementation, a small( 15 consultants) management consulting group. Their focus is primarily change management in the manufacturing sector which has allowed Chris to experience some interesting sites. Chris has been there for more than a year now having moved on from MMI. His wife and family( of three) are coping( just) with the new work and travel requirements. An interesting twist is that after Chris joined Maxx Implementation, he found out that Robin Bean( from cohort C) and Jenny Lapworth( who was in Chris’ cohort B) were also with Maxx. Jenny moved there after finishing her EMBA but has moved on, and Robin has been there a while.
Helen King has joined the Learned Friends group of companies as general manager. The company specialises in both legal and executive PA placements on a permanent and temporary basis. Helen oversees the running of both the Sydney and Melbourne offices and at times the London office. Helen’ s role as general manager requires working closely with staff at all levels. She is currently devoting time to opening a temporary work desk in a new Sydney backpacker’ s hotel.
GMQ
1993
Susan Biggs has co-authored a book, Time On, Time Out: Flexible Work Solutions to Keep Your Life in Balance
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( Allen & Unwin, 1999). The book offers information, strategies and confidence to negotiate a better balance between your work and the rest of your life.
MBA
1979
Ingrid Jackson( Hallein) continues to provide services through her consulting firm Executive Management Solutions. Her most recent projects include managing all merger communications for the merger between the Commonwealth Bank and Colonial, a staff opinion survey at the NSW Department of Public Works and Services, and implementing the communication and training program for GST Implementation at Commonwealth Property, the bank’ s property fund arm.
1980
Elizabeth Smith had a complete break from work in the first half of 1999, spending six months teaching English in Venice instead of being a public servant.
1982
Bing Karyadi writes to say all is going well from Indonesia. Bing is director, PT Mensa Bina Sukses – a mega-distributor of finished pharmaceutical products, medical supplies and consumer products with diagnostics. Contact( w) Tel:(+ 62 21) 460 1950.
1984
Duncan Rutherford has finally embraced fatherhood in his dotage. Claire Bronte was born on 4 August 2000.
Michael Gregg is managing director of a public company, HCN, which went from start-up in 1995 to ASX-listing in December 1999. Michael says,“ It was quite an experience and took my hair colour to a whiter shade of grey”. Michael also plays cricket for UNSW, although now less regularly, with running between wickets becoming“ more like staggering than running”. He will be touring the UK with the UNSW Cricket Club in July 2001. Contact Michael by e- mail: mike. gregg @ hcn. com. au.
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