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WOMEN IN COLLISION
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PAINT&PANEL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019 WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
THE 2018 WINNERS WERE:
CATEGORY: OWNER/MANAGER
ELIZABETH KEMP
ANDREWS COLLISION REPAIR, NSW
BIONIC WOMAN: Betsy Kemp is an inspiration. At 19 she was diag- nosed with a brain tumour and fluid on the brain. She’s been through many surgeries, been in many comas and now has shunts, tubing and a magnetic computer in her body. Thanks to her love of cars and a steely determination she has overcome the odds and became a paint technician in just three years.
DONNA McINNES
RMA BAYSWATER, VIC
CHILD OF THE INDUSTRY: McInnes is the daughter of innovative Melbourne repairer Phil Munday and has grown up in collision shops. She became one of the first female estima- tors in the AMA Group. She is described as ‘very talented, very productive and passionate – always taking on new challenges and always learning.
CATEGORY: ADMINISTRATION ROLE
KAZNA LEWIS
MACARTHUR PRESTIGE, NSW
From Zero to hero: Lewis is an office manager and started with Mac- arthur Prestige when the facility opened a year ago with no industry experience. Manager Glen O’Donnell says: “In my 25 years of running bodyshops I have never come across anyone that has adapted so well to this role. She treats the business as her own and is always looking for ways to improve it and how it is perceived by clients.”
REBECCA PURTILL
CAARS SMASH REPAIRS SWAN HILL, VIC
TOWER OF STRENGTH: Purtill had most of us in tears. She came to CAARS with no previous experience and has made a huge impact on the businesses in terms of efficiencies and processes. Her two year old son was diagnosed with a rare cancer and has spent months in hospital four hours from home. She kept the business running smoothly while at her son’s bedside. Our tears were because she an- nounced her son had just been pronounced in remission.


































































































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