Professional experience
Michael has over 27 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant and Business Advisor. Michael has held Partner and Executive Director positions in professional service firms together with other Non-Executive Director roles.
Michael has clients in several sectors including agriculture, professional services, manufacturing, importing/exporting, wholesale distribution, foreign-owned companies, and family businesses.
He spends most of his professional time as an Executive Director of Next Rural QLD, assisting rural families with business transition and succession planning.
Recent examples of work include:
- Succession planning for families in the agriculture sector
- Strategic planning services for a foreign-owned company
- Profit improvement advice for large privately owned manufacturer
- Mentoring business owners and executives
- Business sale and acquisition advice
- Non-executive Director roles.
Qualifications and memberships
- Bachelor of Economics – Macquarie University
- Master of Applied Finance – Kaplan Professional
- Member, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ)
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Fellow, Governance Institute of Australia
- Registered Tax Agent
- Chartered Tax Advisor
