Key People
Clients are guaranteed direct access to people who can give real advice. Our integrated service reduces your costs and provides you with a more accessible information system that is quick to respond to your needs. We maintain strong working and personal relationships that ensures the development of a level of knowledge of the client's business that is invaluable. Giving clients the assurance that every business decision they make is reinforced by professional corroboration is our forte.
Over our many years of professional service experience we have developed an intensive network of key advisors. Whenever necessary we draw on these contacts to assist with specialist advice.
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Key Curriculum Vitae's
- Frank Cassells
- Director, Cassells Chartered Accountants
& Management Consultants
Qualifications:
- Master of Business Administration
- Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales
- Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Practicing Certificate, Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Bachelor of Commerce, James Cook University, Queensland
Experience:
- Taxation and Accounting, Tax Planning, Registered Tax Agent
- Hands-On business management
- Capital Raising and Prospectus Development
- Compliance for Australian Financial Services Licensing
- Business Planning, Strategy Development and Implementation
- Facilitator
- Business and Strategic Planning
- Marketing
- Business Finance and Valuations
- Corporate Investigations and Reviews
- Project Feasibility and Analysis
- Corporate Recovery and Insolvency
| Professional Experience | |
|---|---|
| 1985 – 1991 | Employed in Chartered Accounting – Corporate Recovery and Insolvency – Last position held: Manager Ernst & Young, Brisbane. |
| 1992 – 1994 | Full Time MBA program, part time management consulting. |
| 1995 - Current | Self Employed Management Consultant/Chartered Accountant |
To 2000, primarily management consulting to large Australian and International business focusing on strategy development and implementation. Since then, a greater focus on consulting to Managed Investment Industry and Securities Licensing, Public Company Accounting and Taxation for SME’s and High Net Wealth Family Groups
Current Directorships:
- Managed Projects Australia Limited (Director – 23-08-2002) – AFS Licence No: 224805
- Northern Rivers Coffee Landholding Limited (Director – 29-08-2001)
- Tasmanian Truffle Enterprises Group (Director – 30-12-2000)
- Katherine Cassells
- Consultant, Cassells Chartered Accountants
& Management Consultants
Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Business/Accounting : QUT
- Member of Australian Society of CPA’s : Membership No. 1534112
| Professional Experience | |
|---|---|
| 2001 - Current |
Cassells Chartered Accountants/Self Employed
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| 2006 |
Course Co-ordinator/Lecturer – Audit and Professional Practice Sunshine Coast University |
| 1991 - 2000 |
1991-2000 Owner/ Manager Traveland Franchise – Retail Travel Corporate Travel Strategies – Corporate Travel (Combined $5 Million Turnover) Winner Australian Federation of Travel Agents “Travel Agency of the Year” |
| 1998 - 1999 |
National President Franchise Council – Traveland |
| 1996 – 1998 |
Queensland Representative Franchise Council – Traveland |
| 1990 – 1992 |
Regional Accountant – Pacific ITT Sheraton International Responsible for consolidated accounting function for 13 hotels |
| 1990 - 1998 |
Accountant KPMG Peat Marwick |

