The inaugural Impact Awards Hall of Fame has acknowledged the chairman of Australia’s largest air-conditioning manufacturer.
Seeley International founder and chairman, Frank Seeley AM has been honoured as a recipient of the Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his profound impact on global markets using innovative products, as well as generating significant benefits for the South Australian economy by creating high value jobs, connections to Universities and representing South Australian business with integrity.
In accepting the accolade, Seeley said he was honoured to be recognised for his leadership and contribution efforts, and encouraged other business leaders to push the boundaries, question the status quo, and draw on their entrepreneurial spirit, as secrets to achieving sustainable global success.
“It is with great pleasure that I accept being the inaugural Hall of Famer, and share this accolade with the entire Seeley International team and in particular my wife Kathy, because success can only be achieved through dedicated teamwork and unwavering tenacity over many, many years,” Seeley said.
“There has been a great deal of focus and debate about Australia’s future, and as head of the nation’s largest manufacturer of heating and cooling products which also exports locally-designed and manufactured products to more than 120 countries, I can say that local manufacturers can still enjoy a bright and prosperous future.
“However, as an urgent priority, we need to have a different mindset about the way we do business, and in particular, and we must do two things: we must innovate like there is no tomorrow, and we must automate, automate, automate – and then we will have a sustainable manufacturing base that can deliver market-leading products to the rest of the world,” he concluded.
Awards organiser, Kimon Lycos added, “Frank is an inspirational role model for the South Australian business community, because his ambition and drive has continually led to innovations of global importance. He has blazed a trail which has enhanced South Australia’s international reputation for world-class solutions.”
“The Impact Awards are designed to showcase South Australian companies that demonstrate global ambition and illustrate the future prosperity of our State, and we could not have selected a better statesman than Frank Seeley,” he said.
“We have been immensely proud to have Frank as an Impact Awards ambassador, and we look forward to his new role as a Hall of Famer in continuing to promote opportunities that show how home-grown capability can generate high value employment opportunities on a global scale, and help to take South Australia to a new level of performance,” Lycos commented.