SOUTHPORT GENERAL MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  28 years with von Bibra How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 8 years - Business Manager, 6 years - General Manager (Burnie), 4 years - General Manager (Tasmania), 3 years – General Manager (Tweed), 5 years – General Sales Manager (Southport), 1 year – General Manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? ANZ Bank 6 years, Four Seasons Hotel chain, Manager 8 years What do you love most about your job? Working with an enthusiastic team of people committed to providing excellent customer service Where did you grow up? Preston Tasmania a little farming community with a population of probably 500 with ¾’s Johnsons. 6 boys and 1 girl guaranteed a “competitive spirit” Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? A song I heard when I was a young kid consisted of “Do what you do, do (very) well”, and “I’m a lover not a fighter”   ROBINA GENERAL MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry? 12 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 12 years, Salesperson, Sales Manager, General Sales Manager and now General Manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Grumpy’s Wharf restaurant, Manager What do you love most about your job? People - both my team and our customers Where did you grow up? Gold Coast Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life, with confidence you have won even before you have started”   SOUTHPORT GENERAL SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry? 26 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 26 years, Mechanic, Reconditioning Manager, Salesperson, General Manager, New car Manager, Sales Manager, General Sales Manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? I have not worked for anyone else Where did you grow up? Ulverstone Tasmania Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? Ability- is what you are capable of. Motivation – gets you  doing it. Attitude – determines how well you do it. Habit – will keep you doing it.   SOUTHPORT USED CAR SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  23 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 4 years, started in sales and then promoted to current role Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Self-employed, owned Car wholesalers What do you love most about your job? Challenges and dealing with all different types of people Where did you grow up? Bendigo, Victoria Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “Price to sell, not to sit”   ROBINA USED CAR SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry? 13 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 10 years in sales, 3 as Nissan and Holden sales manager and now Used cars Sales Manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Melville Toyota, Fremantle, Used cars 2IC What do you love most about your job? All the guys I work with and the income to be able to do the things I enjoy Where did you grow up? Perth Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible”. Arthur C. Clarke   ROBINA NISSAN SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  11 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 8 years in total, 5 years in Used cars at Southport, 2 years in Used cars Robina, 3 months floating manager at Robina and in current role since February 2011 Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Between roles at Southport and Robina I was a vehicle finance broker for United Financial services. Previous to the Auto Industry I worked for Cash Converters What do you love most about your job? The people, both staff and customers Where did you grow up? Ballarat and moved to the Gold Coast at the age of 13 years Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “Adapt and overcome” (thanks Gappy) & “That’s the way daddy likes his bacon”   SOUTHPORT NISSAN SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  10 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 3 Years, Honda sales, Fleet manager, and now Nissan Sales Manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Main North Nissan South Australia, in sales What do you love most about your job? Meeting and dealing with people, selling cars and of course working with my star studded team Where did you grow up? Sydney and Adelaide Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? My football coach and mentor use to say “Life requires you to jump”   SOUTHPORT HONDA SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  10 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 9 years, Sales and management Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Combined Insurance Territory Manager What do you love most about your job? The people I work with Where did you grow up? Tasmania Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “If it’s to be, then it’s up to me”   ROBINA HONDA SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  5 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra? 5 years with von Bibra Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Catering Supervisor for a family business What do you love most about your job? Meeting new people everyday and the buzz of seeing people excited when they purchase a new car Where did you grow up? Born in Scotland however grew up on the Gold Coast Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? Make the most of each day, make it count   ROBINA HOLDEN SALES MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  2 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 2 years - Salesman, Honda sales manager, Holden sales manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Before von Bibra, I was studying & had a part time job selling Austar What do you love most about your job? I love being able to influence and lead people to producing their best possible result Where did you grow up? Sweden Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? It is our duty as human beings to proceed through life, as the limits of our capability do not exist. Impossible is nothing, the sky is the limit   ROBINA SERVICE MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  15 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 3 years, 1 year as service advisor Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Owned and operated a lounge bar in Broadbeach, Service manager Bridgestone Tyres What do you love most about your job? Meeting new people every day and working with fantastic team Where did you grow up? Wagga Wagga, NSW Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “It’s not rocket science”, “Control the controllable and the variables will take care of themselves”   SOUTHPORT NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry? 11 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 7.5 years, started as Mechanic, then Service advisor and now Service manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? Peter Robert Hyundai, Gosford NSW, Mechanic What do you love most about your job? The daily challenges Where did you grow up? Central Coast, NSW. (Go the blues!!!) Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “To be happy or miserable will take the same amount of effort”   ROBINA PARTS MANAGER How many years’ experience in the Auto Industry?  17 years How many years have you worked for von Bibra & what position/s have you held? 7 years, Parts Interpreter, Assistant parts manager, Parts manager Who did you previously work for and what was your role there? South City Holden Melbourne, Assistant parts manager What do you love most about your job? Challenge of meeting and exceeding targets and customer interaction Where did you grow up? Born in London, moved to Melbourne at the age of 5 Favourite quote or best piece of advice given to you? “Always treat people the way you would like to be treated” , “A happy work environment is a profitable work environment”