Chair National FASIG Committee
Owain Stone CA,
Partner
Korda Mentha
Owain has over 20 years experience in a wide range of forensic accounting projects. He was previously the Oceania Head of Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services for Ernst & Young, managing a team of over 50 across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Prior to that Owain worked for Andersen in Melbourne (1997-2002), Singapore (1990- 1997) and London (1984-1990).
His recent experience includes expert witness related forensic accounting services (including preparation of expert reports and / or giving oral testimony in the Australian Federal Court, the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Supreme Court and High Court of Singapore, the Supreme Court of Vanuatu and arbitrations in Australia and the USA.
He has practised in Australia since 1997. Prior to that he had worked in London (six years) and Singapore (seven years) and has worked on projects in Malaysia, India, Norway, France, Pakistan, Vanuatu and the United States.
Owain has also been involved in a range of other forensic accounting activities including a wide range of fraud risk management engagements and fraud investigations in a number of countries and across a range of industry sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, government, telecommunication, construction and engineering.
Key Interests:
Owain is particularly interested in the range of work that is covered by term forensic accounting and enjoys the challenges of operating across the full breadth of this work. He is also very interested in the risk management contribution that forensic accountants can play to help management, internal auditors and/or external auditors to better understand the true nature and extent of fraud and related risks and how to manage these risks.
Past Chair of the FASIG committee
Andrew Ross FCA
Executive Director, Forensic Accounting
Ferrier Hodgson, Sydney
Andrew has taken up the position of Executive Director, Forensic Accounting at Ferrier Hodgson in September 2006. Andrew Ross was at Ernst & Young from 2002 - 2006, where he was a Partner in forensic services. He has over 18 years experience in Chartered Accounting firms. In 1990 Andrew transferred to the Atlanta, Georgia office of Arthur Andersen where he specialised in dispute analysis, primarily involving accountants' liability cases.
Andrew has given evidence in the Federal and State courts and also has been involved in a large number of papers and presentations.
Andrew also has specialised in the provision of accounting and auditing services, valuations of assets, businesses and shares, investigations- including pre-purchase reviews and fraud investigations, and the development of complex financial models which identify key drivers in a business and facilitate planning and forecasting.
Key interests:
- A wide variety of claims, including contract, tort and Trade Practices Act disputes, intellectual property disputes and insurance claims.
Committee Members:
Queensland
Lisa Bundesen
Partner
PPB Brisbane
Lisa has recently become a forensics partner at PPB in Brisbane having been with BDO Kendalls Brisbane for seven and a half years including roles as a partner in the Forensic Services Division and also the National Director of Forensic Services. She has over 18 years forensic accounting experience including almost 5 years as an Investigative Accountant with the Queensland Police Major Fraud Investigation Group. Lisa has expertise in the litigation area including economic loss claims, loss or profit claims, insurance claims and family law matters. Lisa also has significant experience in investigations including fraud and misconduct.
Lisa has given evidence in Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts and was the forensic accounting expert assisting the 2007 Fuel Subsidy Commission of Inquiry in Queensland.
Lisa is also the author of the BDO Not-for-Profit Fraud Survey that has been published in 2006 and 2008. She also lectures at the University of Woollongong on the Masters of Transnational Crime Prevention as well as having authored articles and presented at seminars and conferences on issues including fraud and litigation.
Key Interests:
Fraud and other types of investigations, transnational fraud investigations and commercial litigation matters.
South Australia
Jean-Pierre Du Plessis
Director Forensic Technology
Ferrier Hodgson SA
Jean-Pierre immigrated to South Australia from South Africa in 2003, to take up a position at Ferrier Hodgson. He is currently responsible for fraud and computer forensic investigations for Ferrier Hodgson.
Prior to joining Ferrier Hodgson, Jean-Pierre worked firstly with the South African Post Office and then the international conglomerate, Dorbyl Ltd. During this time he progressed from internal auditing to heading up the forensic auditing and security investigation departments for both companies. He has specialist experience in money laundering, industrial espionage and loss control.
Due to his expertise Jean-Pierre has regularly been contracted by major listed companies to perform security and control environment reviews. Jean-Pierre has also formed part of numerous forums such as the Gauteng Money Laundering Forum and the Business Against Crime. On numerous occasions Jean-Pierre has appeared in court in an expert witness capacity.
Key Interests:
Forensic Accounting and IT.
Victoria
Joe Dicks CA
Partner
PPB
Joe has over 25 years experience working in a Chartered Accounting practice. He is currently in charge of PPB Forensics in Melbourne.
Joe has participated in numerous mediations/arbitrations and provided expert witness testimony in court on numerous matters including: loss of earnings, loss of profits, business disruption, matrimonial disputes, contractual disputes and valuations.
Besides his expertise in forensic accounting and litigation, Joe has specialist skills in the meat and aged care industries.
Joe is a Certified Fraud Examiner and is the Chairman of the National Australia Africa Business Council. Joe is a member of the United Aged care board, which is Victoria's largest not for profit residential aged care provider. Joe is also an Executor to the St Andrew's Endowment Fund.
Western Australia
John Dawson CA
Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Perth
John Dawson is a Director in the Corporate Finance Division of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Perth. His work includes valuation and strategy advice, advice on capital raising for clients, conduct of due diligence enquiries, preparation of public reports (including IAR and IER's) and expert evidence/forensic accounting advice.
John has given evidence in all Court jurisdictions in Australia, including the Federal, Supreme, County and District Courts in both Victoria and Western Australia and in a number of matters subject to complex arbitration procedures.
His career started in the audit division of the Melbourne office of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) in 1983. Career highlights include a stint in the London office of Ernst & Whinney where his work included the audit of large plc's including British Airways and an investigation into the collapse of Johnson Matthey Bank on behalf of the Bank of England.
Back in Melbourne in late 1987, John joined the Corporate Finance division of Ernst & Young. From there he moved to the Financial Planning Group at Australian Airlines and was involved in the preparation of the airline for sale to Qantas.
In late 1992, he joined the Dispute Analysis group of Duesburys which later merged with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ("Deloitte"). Then in mid 1996 John moved to Perth to head up the Dispute Analysis practice of Price Waterhouse which later became PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Key interests:
- Valuations of businesses
- Equity and hybrid securities
- Provision of accounting
- Valuation and taxation evidence in disputed matters and
- Provision of assistance to companies involved in capital raisings and floats.
New South Wales
Brendan Halligan CA
Halligan & Co
Brendan specialises in valuation services and forensic accounting services. Until he recently established his own firm, he was a valuation partner with Ernst & Young and before that was the national head of Andersen's business valuation practice and before that a partner in Andersen's forensic accounting practice. Brendan was one of the co-founders and the first national chairman of the Forensic Accounting Special Interest Group.
Key Interests:
- Valuations and forensic accounting.
The following commitee members retired from the Forensic Accounting Special Interest Group committee in March 2008. The Institute would like to sincerely thank both David Crase and Rodger Flynn for their commitment and contribution to the FASIG during their time on the committee.
David Crase FCA
Director
Crase Consulting Group, Adelaide
A Chartered Accountant in public practice for more than 20 years, David Crase has been actively involved in forensic accounting and litigation support services, including the provision of written and oral evidence in the Federal Court of Australia, Supreme Court of South Australia, District Court of South Australia and Family Court of Australia. He has also prepared reports for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of taxation matters and presented papers in various states of Australia on business valuation, taxation, company directorship and other commercial matters.
David also serves as a non-executive director of various companies, including a major Australian winery, information technology and infrastructure companies, and a licensed financial planning company.
Rodger Flynn CA
Partner
Grant Thornton, Brisbane
With over 20 years experience in chartered accounting and over 15 years of experience in litigation and forensic work, Rodger Flynn is one of Brisbane's senior consultants to the legal community, government organisations and private clients. He commenced his career in 1983 and soon after specialised in litigation and corporate services.
Secretary:
Jane Eden
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Tel. +61 2 9290 5712
Fax. +61 2 9262 1310
Email. jane.eden@charteredaccountants.com.au
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