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...
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Helping family business clients spot the potholes
Accountants advising family firms need more than technical accounting expertise to get it right. Robert Powell FCA, the 2018 Family Business Australia Accredited Adviser of the Year, shares his tips...
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The London mentor connection
With a shared Antipodean background, London-based chartered accountants Wendy Peoples and Michelle Mak formed an immediate bond when they started their mentoring relationship...
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Perth partners share a passion for giving
With a surname so appropriate for his profession, Ross Ledger FCA has pursued accounting for more than six decades. He is the perfect foil for business partner Vivian Wang CA...
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Secrets of a top CFO
New Zealand’s CFO of the year, Jennifer Whooley, has built her career in commercial property...
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Fighting for a power vision
AGL interim CEO and former CFO Brett Redman FCA has stayed firm in the face of political pressure for his company to back down from its renewable energy plan...
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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...
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The money man: Chris Bowen
He wants to become a great Labor treasurer in the mould of his hero, Paul Keating. And Bowen has enlisted the man himself to help...
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Dreaming big leads CA to act globally
Adelaide CA Jodie Summer was on a quest to find a career that aligned with her personal values and successfully found new purpose and passion in the overseas aid not-for profit sector...
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Winning on the corporate frontline
Monica Ly, finance manager at Westpac wealth management arm BT Financial Group, collaborates with her colleagues to translate numbers into actionable insights...
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Putting a global shine on the Perth Mint
Caroline Preuss FCA is in an enviable position: her employer, the Perth Mint, literally prints its own money. But with global markets to compete in, it’s not all plain sailing...
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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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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...
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A world of CA opportunities
Angel investor Chris Easton FCA has used his CA qualification to forge a global business career that has transported him to the vibrant Boston start-up community...
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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...