Getting to know your SA-NT Council 2021
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Getting to know
your
SA-NT Council
2021Stacey Quinn FCA – Chair
Stacey is the manager of the Moore Australia Corporate Finance
division with almost 20 years-experience in public practice. Her key
areas of expertise include acting as interim/virtual CFO, valuation, due
diligence, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning advisory,
governance, and assisting in legal and investigative matters.
An experienced financial leader reporting to boards, she has consulted to the Not for Profit
and sporting sectors in the development of systems, policy and procedures for improved
governance and reporting and operational efficiency.
Stacey also has board and committee experience in the sporting, disability and Indigenous
employment sectors including Chair and Finance Director roles with state sporting
organisations. Stacey is previous chair of the Diversity and Inclusion advisory panel and
has been a member of the Regional Council since 2015.
Stacey is also a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
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Suranie Alwis FCA – Vice Chair
Suranie is a Director of Alwis & Alwis Chartered Accountants, where
she provides business and financial advice to clients who operate in
various industries across Australia ranging from transport logistics,
manufacturing, health providers and property development.
Suranie began her chartered accounting career in small business advisory and tax at
Edwards Marshall. She subsequently moved to the UK where she worked in various
industries before ending up at Smith & Nephew, a FTSE 50 company. Over the course of
her 20-year career, Suranie has developed skills in business advisory, taxation
consultancy, financial management, treasury management, internal controls, financial and
pension reporting and sustainability reporting.
Suranie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Suranie was a member of the
inaugural Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Council representing
members in the UK and Rest of the World.
She currently sits on the SA Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Panel.Bruce Debenham FCA
Bruce is a Director at Perks’ leading the Banking and Finance division
which provides residential, commercial and equipment finance solutions
for its clients. Bruce also prepares Expert Witness reports specialising
in banking and finance matters in respect of the banking code of conduct
and credit risk management.
Bruce is a seasoned finance professional with over thirty years’ experience in banking and
risk management. His experience spans various industries including medical and
healthcare, agribusiness, property construction and development, manufacturing, retail
and transport.
Bruce is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Institute of
Chartered Accountants England and Wales. He is currently the SA/NT representative on
the Council of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand having served as the
Chair of the SA/NT Council in 2018 and Chair of the national Rural and Regional Advisory
Committee from 2016 to 2018.
Bruce also facilitates Capstone module workshops in Adelaide and assists with marking
Capstone and other exam papers.
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Luke Rivett CA
Luke is Senior Manager at PwC with over 15 years professional
services experience including 10 years with PwC in Adelaide and
internationally. He has worked across Australia and in Canada, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, Spain and New Zealand.
He has worked across multiple teams and areas of PwC’s business (including external
audit, internal audit, transformation, strategy and data analytics), held leadership roles
within these teams and been involved in transformation, training, development and
thought leadership initiatives across the Australian firm.
He currently leads PwC Adelaide’s data team and is focused on bringing innovative, data
and automation driven solutions to businesses across South Australia.
Luke is currently the Vice-Chair of the SA Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Panel, having
joined the panel in 2017.Anna Nolan FCA
Anna is an accomplished Senior Finance Professional with over
two decades of experience in senior finance leadership positions
spans across banking, manufacturing, technology, retail,
healthcare, and charitable sectors.
After starting her career in professional services (KPMG, London), she has held senior
leadership positions in large publicly listed global companies – BOC Gases, France
Telecom and is currently the CFO of The Hospital Research Foundation, a large not
for profit.
She has international experience having lived and worked in the UK, France,
Netherlands and Australia over her career. She has a particular-passion for risk
management and cyber security and has recently graduated from Harvard VPAL
course – Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age.
She is also a graduate of the University of London, a Fellow of Chartered Accountants
Australia and New Zealand, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
England and Wales and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. Anna was Chair of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand
(CA ANZ) SA/NT Council in 2019 and has been a Council member since 2015.
She was also a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Panel of CA ANZ from 2012 to
2018.
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Karlie Yuen CA
Karlie is the Chief Financial Officer at Nova Concepts Australia, a market
leader supplier of quality pet treats to large retail chains across Australia.
She has held senior leadership positions in SA Government and the
Mutual Sector, and prior to this worked for Elders Rural Services and
KPMG.
Through her broad range of experience in various sectors, she has been involved in business
transformations, implementation of financial systems, audit, strategic planning, financial
management and reporting. Karlie is an enthusiastic advocate for the professional
associations, having previously been a committee member of the Young Chartered
Accountants Panel from 2011-2012 as well as the Emerging Leaders Panel for the Customer
Owned Banking Association in 2017 – 2019.
Karlie has been a panellist and has hosted a number of events and conferences for the Panel
and Association.Jodie Silvester FCA
Jodie is the Managing Director of KAS Accounting Solutions, with
offices in Darwin (NT) and Kununurra (WA). Jodie graduated from the
University of Newcastle in 2004, completing practical experience as an
accountant with several public practice firms within NSW.
It was the move to the top end of Australia to support her husband in his quest to gain his
pilot’s licence which ultimately gave Jodie the opportunity to establish her own firm in
Kununurra and eventually branch out into Darwin.
Operating in remote areas which would not usually have access to financial services,
Jodie’s passion is to deliver professional services and mentoring to indigenous Australia,
Not for Profit organisations, small business and individuals. In 2019 she was named the
Australian Telstra Business Women’s, Small Business award winner.
In 2020, Jodie was elected to the SA/NT Regional Council at CA ANZ. With many young
CA Members employed within her practice, Jodie feel’s it is very important to strengthen
the link between the CA ANZ and regional members. She is focused in providing support
to regional CA’s and to helping them to understand the importance of their professional
body within their careers.
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Simon Graetz FCA
Simon is a Director at Messenger Zerner and has over 25 years of
professional experience providing comprehensive business services
and taxation advice with particular experience in auditing. Simon’s
clients come from a broad range of industries and he takes great pride
in their success’.
He enjoys the variety of work and the building of relationships with his client base which
includes; primary producers, professional advisors, public and private companies,
Australian financial service licences and associations to name a few.
He has international experience, having worked in the United Kingdom and has served on
various not for profit boards and school governing councils. He has a close association
with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand having recently sat on the Trans-
Tasman Public Practice Advisory committee and SA Public Practice Panel together with
being a current member of the SA/NT Council.Dr Philip Palmer CA
Phil is a Senior Lecturer at Flinders University. He has extensive
teaching experience in Financial Accounting across Flinders
Business’ undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. He is currently
the Program Director for the Bachelor of Commerce degree.
He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) with Honours and
a PhD in Accounting.
Having an interest in first year transition, Phil has worked closely with first year topic
coordinators to implement the strategies and processes Flinders Business and the
University have developed to help first year students transition to university. He is
passionate about producing enterprising, work- ready accounting graduates, who have the
necessary technical knowledge and personal attributes to make a successful contribution
to the accounting profession.
Phil worked in the banking sector for 14 years and as a commercial banking analyst for
much of this time before joining Flinders, giving him an in-depth industry understanding.
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Anthony Stewart FCA
Anthony (Tony) Stewart is a senior finance executive with over two
decades of global finance leadership experience focused in the
consumer goods, manufacturing and distribution, and agribusiness
sectors.
After starting his career in the accounting profession (Arthur Andersen) this experience has
been gained working for a number of large private and listed businesses - Pernod Ricard,
Detmold Packaging, Beam Inc. and currently as Group CFO and CCO of Thomas Foods
International.
Through this Tony has had the opportunity to live and work in the US, Asia, Europe and
Australia. He has a particular passion for driving change in fast paced, challenging and
culturally diverse contexts.
A graduate of the University of Adelaide, a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and
New Zealand and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors,
Tony returned to his home state of South Australia in 2014 joining Thomas Foods
International at that time.Scott Jones – Regional Manager SA-NT
The role of Regional Manager is responsible for the development of
key relationships with all major member segments, including member,
committee and council activities, provisional members, and other
external stakeholders.
Scott is an experienced people leader with over 20 years-experience in education and sports
industries. Scott began his career in State Sporting Organisations, progressing to the
Australian Sports Commission and most recently the University of South Australia as
Manager: Student Life. Scott commenced in the role of Regional Manager SA/NT in August
2020 and brings strong experience in stakeholder management, governance, strategic
administration, public speaking and team development to the role.
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