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UPDATE NEW PWC DIRECTOR
MUMS IN BUSINESS SHINE
NEW QUEST FOR JODI
Joining the company in 1996, Brian Fanning is now a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC’s) Townsville office. A member of the firm’s private clients team, Brian has more than 15 years experience helping local private businesses realise potential and grow. He is also a board member of Centacare Townsville and finance committee member of the Catholic Education Office.
Four local businesswomen are finalists in the 2011 Bio-Oil AusMumpreneur Awards: Deborah Latouf of Entropy, Elle Roberts of Buy Hand, Angelene Bourne of Angelfish Dragonfly and GreenurLife’s Karen Keynes. The national award celebrates and recognises mums in business from Australia and New Zealand. You can vote at www.connect2mums. com.au with winners announced in Sydney on Saturday August 27.
Jodi Hamilton is Quest Apartments Townsville’s new business development executive. She is responsible for client management, new business, sales and marketing. Jodi is a familiar face in Townsville after previously working for the Abused Child Trust (now ACT for Kids), Building Industry Online and being involved with the Young Chamber of Commerce.
NEW COORDINATOR FOR CENTRE
The Gilchrist Group – which is responsible for New Home Solutions and Gilchrist Constructions – has introduced a property investment division. New Property Investment Solutions helps people wishing to invest in new homes to remove the middleman and deal directly with the builder.
LEND LEASE IN GLOBAL COMP Lend Lease Townsville’s ‘Bobble Heads’ video entry beat hundreds of submissions to secure a finals place in Queensland Tourism’s innovative competition – Million Dollar Memo. Lend Lease’s Rocky Springs marketing assistant Michelle Johnson will take part in an eight-day challenge held in various tourism hot spots across Queensland this month. Michelle and 19 other representatives from around the world will vie for the grand prize of one million dollars worth of Queensland travel.
The Community Information Centre recently farewelled coordinator Barbara Pearson after 16 years with the organisation that provides residents, community groups and businesses with information about community services and events. At the same time the centre welcomes a new coordinator, Teneale Grigg, whose background is in community development, management and working with volunteers.
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