Qualifications
Fellow Chartered Accountant (Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand)
Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors
Executive Summary
A former Managing Partner of BDO Wellington and current Head of Advisory for BDO New Zealand and Director of Innovation, Adam has 35 years' experience in accounting and advisory services.
Adam specialises in business consultancy and has worked with a wide-ranging client base on high level business management, structuring, and tax planning. He edited the New Zealand sections of the CCH International Tax Planning Manuals for a number of years.
Adam brings a wealth of commercial experience to any business dealings and was Company Secretary and Head of the Accounting and Legal Functions of Sun Alliance Life Limited for five years.
Adam has expertise in governance, strategic and business planning, business growth facilitation and focus, business expansion and management, merger and acquisition negotiations, International and cross border taxation, trust and taxation structuring and restructuring, and expert witness in mediation. He set up BDO's national Strategic Sectors group and is past Deputy Chair of BDO New Zealand. Adam is also a member of the BDO Global Portal Steering Group.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the International Fiscal Association
Member of the New Zealand Trustees Association
Member of Mensa New Zealand
Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Management
Associate of the Insurance Institute of New Zealand
Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors
Directorships
Chair and Director of HazardCo Ltd
Board and Audit committee member of Emerge Aotearoa Housing Trust
Past Chair and Director of GKC Ltd
Past Chair and Director of Radius Pharmacy Ltd
Past Director of Windsor Engineering Group Ltd
Member of BDO International’s Business Services and Outsourcing Board
Virtual CFO of Accuro Health Insurance
Past virtual CFO of Social Workers Registration Board
Education
Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Victoria University of Wellington)
Community Involvement
Past Trustee of the Wakefield Gastroenterology Research Trust