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Melanie Dawes

Melanie is a proven leader and a trusted advisor. Her breadth of experience spans management reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and cash flow management, and taxation advice and assistance. Melanie seeks out new challenges and has a special interest in helping retail businesses remain competitive.  Melanie’s empathy for her clients is visible in the effort she […]

Scott Edden

Scott is a proven leader and a trusted advisor. His breadth of experience spans taxation advice and assistance, financial analysis, business valuation advice, management reporting, budgeting and cashflow management. Scott has a special interest in helping business leaders identify real opportunities by understanding their unique story, appreciating their vision, challenging their thinking and building a […]

Peter Lawrence

Peter enjoys working closely with clients to get the best outcomes and results for their businesses. He has extensive knowledge of cashflow management, management reporting, Capital Gains Tax and Small Business Capital Gains Concessions. His experience spans a number of industries including property, construction, infrastructure, telecommunications, retail, hospitality and the medical profession. Peter has developed […]

Michael Minter

Michael is the Managing Partner of Pitcher Partners Newcastle and Hunter. He brings a deep knowledge of taxation issues, effective structuring, superannuation, and business improvement knowledge to his clients. With a relatable approach, Michael enjoys working alongside people to help them achieve their business and financial goals. He appreciates that every business is different and […]

Nigel Fischer

Nigel has dedicated his 35 years in practice to advising private clients on their financial and tax affairs.​ He has become the trusted adviser behind a number of Queensland’s pre-eminent private enterprises and their high-net-worth family owners.​ Nigel is the firm’s Chairman. Industry Experience​ High net worth private family groups [industry nonspecific] and the businesses […]

Tom Verco

Tom specialises in providing insightful business, taxation, superannuation and financial planning advice to small-to-medium organisations across diverse industries. Tom possesses hands on experience on the land and maintains a close affiliation with primary production.  He acts as a trusted advisor for dairy, sheep and cattle producers, as well as wool and crop producers. Tom also […]

Lauren Hosie

Lauren provides commercial advisory to small-to-medium sized businesses, large privately held corporations and their associated private family office entities. Her end-to-end business advisory services ensure a business has the right financial foundation in place for sustainable growth. This includes business structuring, cash flow projection, tax and accounting management. With an attentive client service approach, Lauren […]

Mark Harrison

Mark provides the full range of advisory and assurance services to businesses of all sizes, from publicly listed companies through to private family owned enterprises. For publicly listed entities, Mark provides audit and assurance services, as well as transaction services including due diligence for acquisitions. For private clients he acts as a general business advisor, […]

Ali Suleyman

Ali possesses a wide range of skills and experience as a tax advisor, with a focus on corporate taxation issues, including the research and development (R&D) tax incentives. He also has specialist skill set in employment taxes in matters covering fringe benefits tax, payroll tax and employee share schemes and incentive plans. With a focus […]

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