Accounting and consulting agency HLB Mann Judd has expanded in regional New South Wales and Queensland, with the audit & assurance follow of Thomas Noble & Russell becoming a member of the community.
Based mostly in Lismore in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers area and Robina on the Gold Coast, the rebranded workplaces will likely be led by a trio of trade veterans and companions: Kevin Franey, Adam Bradfield, and Richard Watkinson.
The additions take the unbiased member depend of HLB Mann Judd to 10 throughout Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, with its protection of each mainland state capital complemented by consultant corporations in Tasmania and Newcastle.
Thomas Noble & Russell (TNR) traces its heritage again 125 years, having been established in Lismore in 1899 as one of many area’s first ever accountancies. The broader enterprise, which incorporates taxation, wealth administration and different assist providers, can also be an affiliate member agency of HLB, and has a headcount of round ten companions and 80 employees, together with 25 specialist auditors.
“Strategically we’ve been contemplating our market presence for a while and it made sense to rebrand and restructure to a well-respected mid-tier the place we had been already a part of the household,” Bradfield acknowledged. “We consider the timing is true to develop inside the affiliation so we are able to proceed to spend money on innovation and expertise to assist our shoppers’ wants.”
Each accounting graduates of Southern Cross College in Lismore, Franey has been with the enterprise for greater than thirty-five years, whereas Bradfield joined from BDO in 2001. Watkinson is a more moderen addition, crossing as a accomplice in 2020 after a decade at KPMG on the Gold Coast, with an earlier stint at PKF. Collectively, the trio boast eight many years price of mixed expertise.
“The deep expertise of Adam, Richard and Kevin in audit and company advisory affords a diversified ability set for shoppers in quite a lot of areas, together with the federal government and non-profit sectors in addition to massive non-public corporations,” commented HLB Mann Judd chair Tony Fittler. “This aligns completely with our dedication to offering distinctive shopper service and technical excellence.”
