Tricky Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Coopers Brewery has appointed its first female director in its 147-year history - fifth-generation family member Melanie Cooper, 48. Ms Cooper replaces her father, Bill, 76, on Coopers' five-member board. Ms Cooper said the brewer encouraged women to join its business. Ms Cooper has been a trailblazer since joining the company as a chartered accountant in 1985 \u2013 pushing through a change in the brewer's name from Cooper & Sons to Coopers Brewery. She was Coopers' company secretary until 1993 before taking a break to have children and returned as an accountant in 2002. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... public_rss Bill Cooper with daughter Melanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 You have your finger on the pulse, Tricky! :) Yes, staff were told of the news a couple of weeks ago and everyone has congratulated Mel. But now that the article is out we get to razz her a bit with comments like "Morning Baroness" and bowing in her presence and other childish behaviour. She's a bit embarrassed :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 HAHA, sounds like a laugh paul ! geez the old man (bill) looks good for his age, he's a year younger than my old man (who also goes OK for his age). i assume bill plays a bit of golf like old man thirsty?? cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yes, like most decent blokes, he's a golfer 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJosh Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 good on her! I seen people hitting golf balls on the front lwans of cooppers once when i was driving past a couple of years back. Do you guys have a golf course out the front for lunch breaks? or for when the Coopers are doing bussines deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 lol josh!! your a funny bugger! yeah, i forgot to say good on ya too...... ON YA MEL!!! WAY TO GO MATE!! cheers matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 It seems as if the people at Coopers play golf when they have a break from drinking beer. :) :) :) :) Some people really have it tough you know... what a lot of pressure to work under. Yeah, it sounds like it will be good to have Mel on-board full time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Will pass your words on to Mel. Yes, a few of us get out and have a whack! Most get out on Friday arvo. I try to get out after work a couple of times a week - working on some major swing and posture changes. Has done nothing for the handicap thus far :cry: There are 3 holes, two par 3s and a par 4. Greens are the same sort of runner grass as the fairways but they are manicured like bowling greens - our groundsman (Steve) is a "Turf Man" with a wealth of experience. Maximum club allowed is a 6 iron, in an attempt to keep stray balls from going on to Regency Road. First: about 130m with a bunker front left of the green Second: about 90m Third: about 195m So par for the course is 10 and the course record is 7! Nobody has had a hole-in-one as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THIRSTY MATT Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 LMAO! i thought josh was being a dill when he said "have you got a golf course?" i play about 4 times a year (although i love it)......i have this weekend off n trying to get a group going, but everyones got "kids footy presentations" or cricket etc my old man (77 years old), got his first hole in one a coupla months ago on a 120m par three.......he used a 5 wood but hey, a hole in one is a hole in one!! cheers all, going to make some calls for golfing buddies!! matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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