Grant Thornton taps Cameron Bacon as national corporate finance head
Grant Thornton has turned to its aptonymous agribusiness and food & beverage industry lead partner Cameron Bacon as the professional services firm’s new national head of corporate finance.
Based out of Melbourne, Bacon has been a partner with Grant Thornton for the past decade and a half, before which he spent the best part of two decades at KPMG. He will continue in the agribusiness and food & beverage leadership role he has held since 2023.
Taking over from company veteran Holly Stiles, who will now head the Sydney financial advisory team, Bacon is the firm’s latest national appointment since the handover to Said Jahani as Australia CEO, including Wi Liem Chua as head of management consulting.
“I’m honoured to step into this role and lead our exceptional team through this exciting phase of growth,” Bacon said. “My focus remains on delivering strategic, high-impact advice to our clients, and I look forward to continuing to support them through their complex transactions and transformative opportunities in a market landscape driven by resilience and innovation.”
An economics graduate of Monash University, Bacon first joined KPMG’s assurance team back in 1991, before later switching his attention to mergers & acquisitions. Since then, he has amassed two and a half decades worth of corporate finance experience in areas such as strategic planning, divestments, capital raising, and due diligence, including as to cross-border transactions.
While his transactions advisory work has been primarily focused on the agriculture and food & beverage sectors, Bacon also brings buy- and sell-side experience in the consumer & retail, manufacturing, and construction and infrastructure segments among others, including for both private equity funds and public and non-profit organisations.
“Cameron’s appointment is a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence and strategic leadership,” Stiles commented. “His deep understanding of client needs and industry specific knowledge provides him with a unique ability to navigate complex transactions, and I’m confident he’ll continue to elevate our corporate finance practice nationally.”
Bacon’s appointment continues a period of senior leadership transition at the mid-tier. In addition to Jahani as CEO and Chua as head of management consulting, Grant Thornton has also recently welcomed Andrea Waters as its new Australian chair, while introducing five new members to its newly-reorganised strategic leadership team, including as to audit, tax, and financial advisory.
