Sydney-based restructuring boutique Wexted Advisors has launched new workplaces in Melbourne and Brisbane, respectively led by ex-PwC director Chris Sequeira and Grant Thornton recruit Rebecca Wilson.
Chris Sequeira joins the insolvency and restructuring agency as its fourth companion after spending the very best a part of the previous decade at PwC and its 2018 acquisition PBB Advisory, earlier than which he served in enterprise restoration roles with Grant Thornton, BDO, and BDO Kendells merger companion Horwath courting again for twenty years.
Notably, the launch of a everlasting base in Melbourne follows lower than a month on from Wexted establishing store in Brisbane, with Rebecca Wilson approaching board from Grant Thornton in January as a director and Queensland apply lead after additionally beforehand spending time at Ernst & Younger, KPMG, Jirsch Sutherland, and Deloitte.
“It is a very thrilling time for the agency,” acknowledged managing director Joe Hayes. “The creation of a everlasting presence in Queensland and now Victoria follows seven years of profitable operations and a prolonged back-story in Sydney. However the message from our shoppers was that our high quality of providing and consumer attain supported our bodily enlargement.”
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Hayes established Wexted in 2017 following greater than two and a half many years between McGrathNicol and KPMG, together with as a companion at each, and along with Sequeira has since welcomed two different companions; former McGrathNicol administrators Andrew McCabe, who joined shortly after the agency’s formation, and Chris Johnson, who crossed in 2023.
In becoming a member of the trio, Sequeira stated; “I’m desirous to embark on this new chapter, main the cost in Melbourne to offer trusted companies to our shoppers. Wexted and its group of extremely expert professionals share my ardour for delivering distinctive leads to instances of monetary crises, with integrity, professionalism, empathy, and respect for all stakeholders.”
Throughout his two decade profession, Sequeira has amassed expertise in all facets of insolvency and restructuring throughout a variety of sectors, together with retail, meals & hospitality, manufacturing, development, and superannuation amongst others, offering help in areas resembling pre-lending opinions, skilled opinion stories, and litigation assessments.
“Chris has the values and background that may make him each an ideal chief within the agency, an ideal companion and colleague, and an ideal advisor to our shoppers,” acknowledged Hayes, including of Wilson; “She displays all of the qualities we wish in our leaders and we sit up for her success.”
On launching its latest workplace, which is positioned at 385 Bourke Road on the nook of Elizabeth, the agency famous that it already beforehand performed many secure harbour and insolvency assignments in Melbourne, together with a current engagement because the directors of Sunshine Personal Hospital.
