Sharon Champness substitui a veterana Lindsay Reid como gerente geral da divisão ferroviária da Molycop.
Fatos Importantes
- Sharon Champness promete preservar o legado de Lindsay Reid na Molycop.
- A carreira de Reid na Molycop se estendeu por 45 anos, 20 dos quais como gerente geral.
- Reid supervisionou o desenvolvimento de rodas e eixos para trens de transporte pesado e rodas para carros de passageiros de acordo com padrões internacionais.
O texto a seguir é uma versão modificada de um artigo publicado originalmente na Rail Express. Clique abaixo para ler o artigo completo sobre a aposentadoria de Lindsay Reid:
Sharon Champness foi nomeada gerente geral da divisão ferroviária da Molycop, substituindo Lindsay Reid, que está se aposentando.Champness disse estar muito satisfeita por assumir as rédeas de uma empresa tão comprometida e focada no cliente, com uma longa história no setor ferroviário da Austrália.
"Nos últimos 10 anos, trabalhei em diferentes setores, mas voltei para a Molycop nos últimos dois anos. Antes de passar para a função de gerente geral, eu estava gerenciando a função de RH, segurança e meio ambiente da Molycop Australia.”
“Como gosto de oferecer ótimos resultados para os clientes, liderar pessoas e gerenciar mudanças, essa função é muito adequada para mim. Em minha carreira, trabalhei em muitas funções diferentes em diversos setores. O setor ferroviário é um setor dinâmico e essencial para a Austrália. É uma parte fundamental do nosso deslocamento diário, do nosso comércio em todo o país e do crescimento da economia australiana. É ótimo fazer parte desse setor.”
Lindsay Reid exits Molycop
Molycop’s Rail division has been led by Lindsay Reid as General Manager for the last two decades. Reid led the division through an expansion phase, overseeing the innovative development of heavy haul rail wheels and axles and passenger car wheels to international standards.But he’s been with the company much longer than that: his career spans 45 years, an impressive time span that began with a humble job as an apprentice fitter machinist.
Reid said his departure had been imminent for the last 18 months, after the company restructured some of its sales and marketing division roles.
“At the time of leaving it just felt right, and I was confident that the business was in good hands,” he said.
Reid said Molycop’s team has been instrumental to making the business a success.
“We have a very good team. I've always been very focused on developing the capability of the people. I've always pushed the mantra of quality, performance and delivery, and of looking after customers.
“If you do all those things right and you have good people doing it, then you end up with a very good business.”
But while the rail industry is in a healthy state, Reid said there was much room for improvement when it comes to supporting local manufacturers.“Keeping Australian manufacturing healthy and alive has always been a pretty tough job, and continues to be,” he said. “Government support of local industry is waning in this country. Government needs to stop bowing to other countries and put the appropriate measures in to protect the Australian industry without being preferential.
“As I leave, I'm happy that the business is still operating as an Australian manufacturer, which is very much a rarity. There's not that many heavy manufacturing businesses like us still operating in Australia.
“As long as we continue to make a good product and give customers no problems, and the performance is solid and we do the fundamentals right, we’ll continue to prosper.”
A seamless handover
Champness echoed Reid’s goals for the future.“We are proud that our world-class Comsteel products are manufactured in Australia, from an Australian manufacturing base,” she said.
“Our ambition is to keep innovating our production and supply chain processes in partnership with our customers to further grow our responsiveness, speed and exacting quality standards.
“Lindsay Reid is well-known within our business for his strong focus on mentoring and developing others. These are also strengths for me and areas that I will see his legacy continue.”
