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Press Office

Pippa Whittaker
Communications Manager

  • Lobbying
  • Professional Conduct
T: +61 2 9290 5503
F: +61 2 9262 3251
M: +61 4 2388 7089
E: pippa.whittaker@charteredaccountants.com.au

Andy McLean
Senior Communications Consultant

  • Anti-money laundering legislation
  • The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board
  • The Institute’s Quality Review Program
  • The Institute’s Annual Report
  • The Institute’s liability capping scheme
T: +61 2 9290 5573
F: +61 2 9262 3251
M: +61 0415 723 392
E: andy.mclean@charteredaccountants.com.au


Leonie Beach
Communications Consultant

  • State Offices: Promotion of office initiatives, local based issues and profile of General Managers in relevant state media.
  • Training and Development: Promotion of the Institute's technical seminars and events in mainstream media.
  • Business Services: Promotion of Business Services' initiatives to Institute members and mainstream media where required.

T: 61 2 9290 5720
F: 61 2 9290 3251
M: +61 422 188 744
El: leonie.beach@charteredaccountants.com.au

Catherine Luu
Communications Consultant

  • Careers in accounting: Promotion of Institute initiatives for employers and future members in the media.

T: +61 9290 5649
F: +61 9692 3521
E: catherine.luu@charteredaccountants.com.au

Natala Low
Communications Coordinator

  • Media reporting and Team Coordination
T: +61 2 9290 5568
F: +61 2 9262 3251
E:natala.low@charteredaccountants.com.au

Jasmine Hogg
Senior Communications Consultant

  • Executive: Queries relating to the Institute as a corporate entity, the board, the Global Accounting Alliance, Institute employees and the offices of the President, Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
  • Auditing and Assurance: Technical queries relating to professional auditing and assurance standards, including government lobbying initiatives and relevant Institute publications
  • Tax - Business: Technical queries relating to tax rulings and taxation legislation, including Institute government lobbying initiatives and relevant Institute publications
T: +61 2 9290 5562
F: +61 2 9262 3251
M: +61 0423 791 647
E:jasmine.hogg@charteredaccountants.com.au

Ben McAlary
Senior Communications Consultant
  • Wealth Management: Queries relating to the areas of financial planning and superannuation, including government lobbying initiatives.
  • Chartered Accountants in Business: General queries regarding Institute members operating in commerce.
  • SMEs: General queries regarding small to medium enterprises and Chartered Accountants operating in the sector, including government lobbying initiatives.
  • SIGs: Technical enquiries relating to Chartered Accountants specialisations including forensic accounting and business valuation.

T: +61 2 9290 5586
F: +61 2 9262 3251
M: +61 4 1735 1724
E:ben.mcalary@charteredaccountants.com.au

 




Key Spokesperson - All Industry Issues

Graham Meyer
Chief Executive Officer

T: +61 2 9290 5609
E: graham.meyer@charteredaccountants.com.au 
Biography

Elaine McFadzean
Deputy Chief Executive Officer

T: +61 2 9290 5611
E: elaine.mcfadzean@charteredaccountants.com.au


Technical Spokespeople (by issue)

Leadership & Quality
Lee White
General Manager Leaderhip & Quality

T: +61 2 9290 5598
E: lee.white@charteredaccountants.com.au

Reporting
Kerry Hicks

Head of financial and non financial reporting

T: +61 2 9290 5703
E: kerry.hicks@charteredaccountants.com.au

Karen McWilliams
Manager - Chartered Accountants in Business

T: +61 2 9290 5754
E: karen.mcwilliams@charteredaccountants.com.au

Tax
Yasser El-Ansary

Tax Counsel

T: +61 2 9290 5562
E: yasser.el-ansary@charteredaccountants.com.au
Biography

Wealth Management
Hugh Elvy
Head of Financial Planning & Superannuation

T: +61 2 9290 5564
E: hugh.elvy@charteredaccountants.com.au
Biography

Audit
Andrew Stringer
Head of Audit

T: +61 2 9290 5566 
E: andrew.stringer@charteredaccountants.com.au

Education & CA Program 
Sheena Frenkel 
GM CA Program

T: +61 2 9290 5640
E: sheena.frenkel@charteredaccountants.com.au
Biography

Small Medium Enterprise
Sue Prestney
Small / Medium Entities

T: +61 3 9521 3000
E: sue.prestney@mgimelb.com.au
Biography


Spokespeople (by geography)

National
Graham Meyer 

Chief Executive Office

T: +61 2 9290 5609
E: graham.meyer@charteredaccountants.com.au 
Biography

Victoria & Tasmania
Michael Nazzari

Victoria & Tasmania General Manager

T: +61 3 9641 7400
E: michael.nazzari@charteredaccountants.com.au 
Biography

Queensland
Simon Grant

Queensland General Manager

T: +61 7 3233 6514
E: simon.grant@charteredaccountants.com.au
Biography

Western Australia 
Gary Arcus
General Manager WA

T: 61 8 9420 0400
E: gary.arcus@charteredaccountants.com.au

South Australia & NT 
Mark Jones 

South Australia General Manager

T: +61 8 8231 5509
E: mark.jones@charteredaccountants.com.au
Biography

New South Wales
Lisette Cochineas

New South Wales/ACT General Manager

T: +61 2 9290 5537
E: lisette.cochineas@charteredaccountants.com.au
Biography

Australian Capital Territory
Renee Le Grande

Australian Capital Territory General Manager

T: +61 2 6285 2198
E:renee.legrande@charteredaccountants.com.au