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  1. Age is just a number

    Centenarian, World War II veteran and chartered accountant Neil Harton reflects on his long and eventful career spanning from London to Auckland...

  2. Outside the career box

    Jon Kenfield CA advises accountants to do some independent thinking and create their own conventions. It’s helped him to build successful companies...

  3. Meet the winners of the Craig Norgate Scholarships

    The winners of the 2018 Craig Norgate Scholarships tell Acuity why they took the plunge and how it will affect their future...

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  4. The power and the passion

    After stepping down as South Australia chair of KPMG last year, Con Tragakis FCA remains passionate about promoting his home state...

  5. From ledgers to leadership

    Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai FCA was awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours List – and it all began with her decision to choose accounting as a career...

  6. Harnessing the power of the mind

    Camille Woods CA, accounting academic and owner of Monday Mind meditation school, harnesses the power of the mind for work and play...

  7. What Brett Mitchell CA learned from 15 acquisitions

    Brett Mitchell’s mergers and acquisition savvy has helped make Intrepid Group the world’s biggest adventure travel company. Its next goal is to hit A$1 billion in annual revenue by 2025...

  8. Stars align in a global career

    A-STARS Advisors co-founder Robert Quinlivan FCA reflects on the 28-year career that has taken him from Perth to New York, London, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong...

  9. Leading the way

    Acuity speaks to Kashish Gupta, 2018 winner of Emerging Leaders of New Zealand in the field of accounting, about his desire to be a leader of tomorrow...

  10. Brewing up a great career in the family business

    For Melanie Cooper AM CA it’s the CA, rather than the family name, that’s driven her success in the family brewing business...

  11. Making it in New York City

    Australian CA Ashleigh Miles challenged herself, took a chance on New York City and won a role in the biggest US real estate project ever – Hudson Yards...

  12. Talent has no gender

    Working flat out for her tiny North Island community, Dame Alison Paterson FCA was one of the first generation of women to reach the top of the corporate ladder in New Zealand...

  13. Rising to the top in Pakistan

    Iftikhar A.Chaudhry’s positive attitude has kept him motivated and active in accounting for more than 40 years...

  14. Turning the world Crimson

    Janine Manning CA gets a buzz out of investing in and working for New Zealand’s hottest young talent in the education world, Jamie Beaton...

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