Women of e&s held a networking evening at the e&s support centre in Noble Park, southeast of Melbourne last week with an exclusive sit-down dinner for networking partners to catch up with e&s peers and connect with industry professionals.

Women of e&s committee members Linda Soto, Susi Hammond, Pina Cala, Alexandra Tragear, Camila Marzochi, Melissa Sciberras and Lauren Mastoropoulos were joined by e&s head of retail, Jo Bawden, head of commercial projects, Nicolas Perdomo, HR business partner, Kaz Mitchell and talent acquisition specialist, Laura Turner.

Other notable guests included New Homes and Volume Builders head of Victoria, Simon Williams and key account manager for ACT, Ashleigh Davidson.

Following welcome drinks and canapes, the 30 guests were divided into three groups for a rotating Q&A style session with each networking partner – BSH commercial manager, Jacqui Howard, Fisher & Paykel senior product manager, Tanya Mudge and NOVAS tapware, Paul Thornewell.

Questions were wide ranging from career choice and professional development to staying motivated, overcoming obstacles and managing work/life balance.

The evening concluded with a relaxed dinner catered by the e&s culinary team including Michael Smith and Kris Bailey.