An avid outdoors woman, Jane Bitmead loves adventure sports, so it’s no surprise that her career has taken a non-traditional route. She’s currently a Machine Operator and Leading Hand of a timber yard for Qube, Australia’s largest logistics provider.
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Gabrielle Knowles was the first woman to join the Splunk ANZ team, and as a now seven-year veteran she has seen the company grow from just over 1,000 employees, to over 6,000 globally.
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