Macca catches up with Jess from Apollo Caravan & RV Sales at the Perth Caravan and Camping show to discuss how there are more women in the industry than ever before.
10 Years ago the caravanning industry was very much Male dominated. These days the Vast majority of Caravanning companies in Western Australia have females in the office.
Apollo Caravan & RV Sales is a division of Apollo Tourism & Leisure Ltd (ATL). ATL is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and is a multinational, vertically integrated manufacturer, rental fleet operator, wholesaler and retailer of a broad range of recreational vehicles, including motorhomes, campervans and caravans.
ONLY female CEO and owner in the Australian RV Industry
It was Gabby who spearheaded New Age’s mission to modernise the offerings of the caravan industry, with the aim of appealing to a wider market than the traditional grey nomads
2015 Gabby was a nominee in the entrepreneur category of the Telstra Business Women’s Awards
She has been at the helm of the CCIA NSW since 2012 and for four years before that, she was an integral part of promoting domestic tourism as the head of Tourism NSW
Having worked in the tourism and leisure industries for more than 30 years she is undertaking a font of knowledge and wisdom
In her career, she has never felt that being a woman has been a disadvantage
listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and is a multinational, vertically integrated manufacturer, rental fleet operator, wholesaler and retailer of a broad range of recreational vehicles, including motorhomes, campervans and caravans.
(Director of New Age Caravans)
(CEO of CCIA NSW)
CCIA NSW board; Board member of the Caravan Industry Association Australia)
(Director of Avida RV)
