Accounting and consulting agency PKF has appointed Lana Weldon as its new chief operations officer for Australia, with Weldon crossing after the previous 4 years as normal supervisor at Moore.
Having began out as a trainee at KPMG in London, Weldon brings three a long time price of various skilled expertise to her new function, her time in Australia characterised by various board positions with non-profit organisations.
“I’m excited to be becoming a member of PKF and I stay up for making a big and optimistic influence,” Weldon acknowledged. “Continued change and growth takes ardour and vitality, and I’m very a lot trying ahead to contributing.”
An accounting graduate with Rhodes College in South Africa (and later incomes her doctorate), Weldon kicked off her profession with a four-year stint at KPMG, earlier than transferring onto Deloitte. Following a protracted profession in senior accounting management positions and academia, Weldon in 2020 joined Moore in Perth as managing director. She joins PKF after 4 years within the function.
“With the expertise that already exists inside PKF, the generosity of spirit, and the robust urge for food to draw new member companies and develop, I imagine there’s great alternative to information the continued growth of individuals and companies, and to claim PKF as chief within the provision of sustainable, strategic, and extremely accessible options for contemporary companies,” Weldon acknowledged.
Persevering with to be primarily based out of Perth, Weldon brings quite a lot of experience to her new function as PKF’s nationwide chief operations officer developed over her thirty-year worldwide profession, together with, in keeping with her bio, in technique, high quality administration, audit ethics, coaching and growth, technical analysis and thought management, and the supply of audit and assurance companies.
Along with her work inside the accounting and consulting sector, Weldon additionally presently serves as a non-executive director of Diabetes Analysis Western Australia and fellow non-profit organisation Kiind, which helps households of kids with incapacity, continual situations and developmental points. She additionally beforehand served as a board member for a monetary companies agency in London.
“Lana is an brisk and skilled govt with knowledgeable multi-disciplinary expertise that embrace governance, consulting and training,” acknowledged PKF’s chairman for Australia, Steve Meyn. “And with a robust ardour for analysis and other people growth, Lana is conscious about trade higher practices, and actively mentors many younger professionals inside our sector.”
