High flyer
With a governance portfolio that includes directorships with Air New Zealand and Goodman Property, Laurissa Cooney FCA says climate change and diversity are high on the boardroom agenda...
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One plus one: Janet Liu CA and Paul Greer CA
When Janet Liu CA moved from China to Australia, the cultural shift proved bigger than she had anticipated. Her mentor Paul Greer CA helped guide her onto a pathway that suited her to a tee...
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Rising stars: the partners
In the first of Acuity’s four-part series on rising stars in the world of accounting, we ask partners who have achieved success relatively early in their careers how they did it...
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Adding colour to accountancy
Mark Robilliard teaches the basics of accounting to a worldwide audience...
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Rising stars: the managers
In the second of Acuity’s three-part series on rising stars in the world of accounting, we ask managers who have achieved success relatively early in their careers how they did it...
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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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BDO’s Sherif Andrawes FCA shares the moments that made him
How did Sherif Andrawes, BDO’s Global Leader, Natural Resources, go from rocket science in Glasgow to accounting in Perth, WA?...
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Accounting in a war zone
When Victor Guevara CA, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, took leave from his corporate job to deploy for six months to the Middle East, he landed in a different world...
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Made in the military
Ian Goodwin’s experience in the Army Reserve has served him well, from the IMF to his current role as Deputy Auditor-General of NSW...
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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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Meet a CA: 2018 President’s Prize winner Meagan Hamblin CA
Wesfarmers’ Meagan Hamblin CA has been awarded the 2018 President’s Prize for her innovative ideas to help young chartered accountants, and her work with the broader community...
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Blending business with passion
London-based investment banker Tracy Benge suddenly realised she should follow her passion for wine...
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Making partner, then and now
What’s changed about being an EY partner in 30 years? Soon-to-retire Steve Ferguson and newly appointed Sonia Swinney compared notes...
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Rising stars: the directors
In the final installation of Acuity’s series on rising stars in the world of accounting, we ask directors who have achieved success relatively early in their careers how they did it...