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The Life of BrianIn July this year after 23 years as the Building OperationsManager for 101 Collins Street Brian Corbett will be retiring.ED: When you first joined the team at 101 Collins did you everimagine that you would spend the next 23 years of your life at101 Collins Street?BC: It would never have crossed my mind that I would remain at101 for 23 years. The days of remaining with one companyseemed to be a thing of the past back in 1990. I have alwayshad the view that if you do not like what you are doing youshould find something else to do. So I guess that answersanother question.ED: What have been the highlights of your career at 101?BC: The highlight is today. Being part of a fantastic team that hasprovided and continues to provide a high level of service sincethe building opened back in 1991. And who is the team - 101staff, our cleaning and security staff, long term sub contractorsand many tenants who have played a very important part inshaping what 101 is all about.ED: Has the corporate culture changed dramatically over thecause of those years?BC: Yes, very much so. More rules and regulations and Chinesewalls than one would ever imagined. Now it takes 10 people toinstall a light globe and a coffee shop is the business to be inthese days.ED: Have you been able to fulfill your personal goals as well asyour professional goals over this period of time?BC:ED:BC:ED:BC:The answer is clearly ‘yes’. I have enjoyed coming to work andenjoyed going home --boredom is not part of my character. Iusually have achieved what I set out to do both at work andhome.What has been your single most important achievement as amember of the management team at 101?Remaining a part of the management team.What does the future hold in your retirement plans?I plan on a busy time ahead with travel, being a more activegrandparent, golf (I will need to spend a little more timeon this), continuing my involvement with the Scout wateractivities and some charity work.New Members of the 101 Management TeamDonna AnthonyDonna joined the 101 Management Teamin April this year as our new Tenant RelationshipManager.For the previous 3 years Donnaworked for the Art Series Hotel Groupas the Sales and Account Manager forResidences across the Olsen, the Cullen& the Blackman Hotels.Donna’s previous experience includes roles as the PR and MarketingManager Melbourne for Servcorp, Sales and Account managerfor Optus Communications and Senior Prosecutor, Small Business TaxAdvisor for the Australian Taxation office.With this significant background in relationship managementDonna brings to us highly developed communication and social skillswhich will support efficient and co-operative work practices.John O’ConnorJohn joined 101 Collins Street in February this year as a Trades Assistantin our Building Services team.A long career in the building and construction industry has seenJohn establish a variety of skills. John has worked on Australian andoverseas building sites and from this experience he has developeda solid appreciation of the safety and cleanliness standards that arerequired at 101.Sharon AndrewSharon joined the 101 ManagementTeam in March this year as our newProperty Accountant.In 1997 Sharon attained CPA Statusand has past experience working fororganisations such as Boom LogisticsLtd, REECE Australia Pty Ltd and ColliersInternational.Sharon has a unique combination of skills that include Finance,Project Management, IT expertise and Business Analysis.In the past Sharon has managed the implementation, continuousdevelopment and daily business operations of Financial GL andProperty Management systems throughout Australia and the AsiaPacific region.Paul ClosePaul joined the Building Services team at 101 in April this year as aMechanical Fitter.Paul is a qualified fitter and turner and holds a Certificate III in AssetMaintenance. Properties that have benefited from Paul’s buildingservices skills include the Grand Hyatt Melbourne, the Sheraton FourPoints Geelong, the William Angliss College Melbourne and the CSIROheadquarters. Paul likes to work in challenging, customer focusedenvironments and from that, he is well suited to 101.4 The 101 Quarterly