Brisbane's Best Managers Announced

On Thursday 30 September, more than 190 guests gathered for breakfast at the Sheraton Hotel to discover who had been judged the best managers at the Brisbane Final of the Management Excellence Awards.

Keynote speaker and rock "veteran", Glenn Wheatly, in his presentation Do What you Want to Do, Be What you Want to Be, shared the ups and downs of his career in the music industry and the lessons he has learned along the way.

Nanette Carroll FAIM, Chairman of the Queensland Management Excellence Awards and member of the Board, congratulated Brad Skelton, Don Meij and Steve Doyle as winners of their respective award categories.

Congratulations to the 2004 finalists and regional winners, who will compete for glory at AIM's Management Excellence Awards Gala Dinner on November 5.

Professional Manager of the Year

• Stephen Muggleton, Executive Director, Blue Care
• Alan Kinkade, Chief Executive Officer, Greenslopes Private Hospital
• Don Meij, CEO/Managing Director, Dominos Pizza Australia Pty Ltd WINNER
• Paul Beavon, State General Manager/General Manager Qld, Chubb Electronic Security
• Paul Moreton, CEO, Neumann Group of Companies

Owner Manager of the Year

• Stuart Robert, Director & General Manager/CEO, GMT Consulting Group
• Brad Skelton, Owner/Managing Director & Founder, Skelton Tomkinson WINNER
• Magdalena Steffens, Principal Consultant Australia, Environmental Ground, Water, and Air Consultants Pty Ltd

Young Manager of the Year

• Steve Doyle, General Manager Retail Operations, Super Cheap Auto WINNER
• Adele Corazzini, National Insurance Manager, Ray White Insurance
• Suzanne Kallenbach, National Human Resource Manager, Lincoln Sentry
• Justin Clarke, Director, McGees Property