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Finalists announced for 2018
HVACR Leadership Awards
CLIMATE CONTROL NEWS LAST MONTH ANNOUNCED FINALISTS FOR ALL SEVEN CATEGORIES IN THE 2018 HVACR LEADERSHIP AWARDS.
THE STANDARD OF nominations was par- ticularly high which is why unfinished applica- tions were removed in the first round of judging.
Moreover, there was a record number of en- tries for the Woman of the Year in HVACR Award. This led to a total of seven finalists for this cate- gory, which is unusually high.
Winners will be announced at CCN Live 2018, which is sponsored by Refrigerant Reclaim Aus- tralia (RRA), and will be held at the Arts Centre, Melbourne on October 11, 2018. Secure your tick- ets at www.climatecontrolnews.com.au/live. Fol- lowing is an introduction to all of the Finalists.
Special thanks to the award sponsors in- cluding ABB, Daikin, Innotech, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air Conditioners Australia, Toshiba and Totaline.
RISING STAR AWARD
Rising Stars are the future of the HVACR industry which is why this is a double award – the Male Ris- ing Star Award and Female Rising Star Award.
Sponsored by ABB, there are three Finalists for each award.
RISING STAR AWARD (FEMALE)
Heatcraft acting branch leader, Jamie Le Grange, is a highly motivated self starter. She began her HVACR career in a temporary role at the Heatcraft sales counter before working her way up to branch leader. Now she is grow- ing the business, managing staff and making solid commercial decisions on a daily basis. Her vision is to see more women in the indus- try, breaking down barriers and thriving in a wide range of roles across the wholesale sec- tor. For example, Le Grange wanted to see more opportunities for training, so what did she do? She arranged a training session for women in business. Not surprisingly, she now has her eye on management.
It's hard to believe Airmaster Australia learn- ing & development manager, Carly Stats, began her HVACR career as a receptionist. “I was able to gain a great understanding of the business as a whole, it was a fantastic learning base for me.” With her solid work ethic and leadership quali- ties, Stats was soon working in the service centre with customers and was quickly promoted to service centre supervisor where she completed her diploma in business management.
Today she is Airmaster's very first national
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