Kym Illman is an Australian motorsport photographer, entrepreneur and YouTuber.
Biography
Kym was born in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1988 Kym founded Messages On Hold, an audio advertising company. Currently Messages On Hold has offices in Australia and Singapore, and is one of the largest audio marketing companies in the Asia-Pacific area.[1] In 2005, Kym won the modern challenge category at the Targa West Rally, which was also the first year of the event. Illman continued to race occasionally from then on, often registering in his own Mitsubishi EVO 9, and he would race in the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Targa Tasmania. At the 2011 Targa Tasmania Illman would crash but ultimately was unharmed.[2] In 2015, Kym founded Canity, which is an online customer service training platform.[3] After Illman was invited by Red Bull Racing to be a corporate guest for the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Kym applied for a FIA media accreditation and it was soon after approved. He started in the 2017 Formula One season and has since posted significantly more on his YouTube account, created on April 20, 2006, and has over 380,000 subscribers on the platform and over 60 million views.[4]
Family
Kym is the son of former Australian state cricket player and small business owner, Brian Illman.[5] His mother is Betty Illman. Kym is married to Tonya Illman, who he has two sons with.[6]
References
- ^ Hold, Messages on. "About Us - Messages On Hold". www.messagesonhold.com.au. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ MOHRacing (2011-04-09). Targa Tasmania 2011 Riana ripper crash - Evo flies 35m at 190km/hr -. Retrieved 2024-10-29 – via YouTube.
- ^ "A Modern and fast way to train your staff - About Canity". Canity. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Kym Illman". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "About Kym Illman". Kym Illman. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ "Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach". BBC News. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2024-10-29.