William Buck adds five new leaders in Australia and New Zealand
Accounting and consulting firm William Buck has recruited and promoted Jannie Van Deventer and Ben Manera to its partnership, while adding a further three principals in Australia and New Zealand.
A tax and accounting veteran, Van Deventer joins William Buck’s business advisory team in Sydney after spending the past decade at Bentleys, while Manera has been with the firm for over a decade as a tax specialist based out of Brisbane.
In addition, William Buck has brought in Todd Evans and Angus Mann as audit & assurance and wealth advisory principals in Adelaide and Sydney, while Auckland-based tax services leader Lara Zhang has been promoted to principal after joining in 2017.
“We’re passionate about nurturing internal talent and attracting leading experts to strengthen our capabilities in key areas,” said William Buck chair Greg Travers. “Ben and Lara’s promotions from within our Queensland and New Zealand offices demonstrate our continued focus on internal career progression, while our new recruits bring significant expertise and strategic depth.”
Speaking on the latest additions to the firm’s partnership, which last year crossed the 150-mark, Travers continued, “Ben’s fifteen years of technical expertise and Jannie’s experience in navigating complex business growth, combined with their extensive backgrounds in commercial advisory, significantly bolster our business advisory capabilities.”
Jannie Van Deventer supports international and other clients such as those in wholesale and retail sectors with their tax and financial reporting compliance. Prior to his decade at Bentleys, he was a partner at DFK in Sydney, having joined the firm in 2008 upon migrating to Australia from South Africa, where he’d kicked off his accounting career at EY.
Ben Manera joined William Buck in 2015 after an earlier four and a half years at boutique Brisbane financial advisory MGD. He serves small to medium-sized businesses with a particular focus on the health, property and childcare sectors through expertise spanning tax advisory, financial analysis, reporting, valuations, and strategic planning.
New principals
Of the firm’s new principals, Evans crosses after twelve years at EY, with an earlier three years spent at Nexia, while Mann’s wealth advisory background includes time at Mutual Trust, Bell Potter, Macquarie and CommSec. Meanwhile, Zhang joined the firm in 2017 after completing a masters in commerce and finance with the University of Auckland.
“Todd’s audit experience across the public and private sectors, Angus’ sophisticated investment approach for high-net-worth families, and Lara’s proven track record in complex cross-border tax requirements ensures we remain at the forefront of meeting our clients’ evolving needs across Australia and New Zealand,” Travers concluded.
