Accountants on London - Accountants, Business Development & Support
Meet our Team
We currently have a staff of around 20 people, who are extremely professional, value confidentiality and take tremendous pride in their output. Click on their names to find out a bit more about them.
| DIRECTORS: | Mike Hanaray, Colin Tasker, Alison Nation, Jane Evans |
| CONSULTANT: | Peter Craig |
| PRACTICE MANAGER: | Jane Evans |
| ACCOUNTING TEAM: | Tim Doyle, May Kamho, Lynette Mortleman, Geoff Roan, Girish Rege, Alistair Turner |
| AUDIT TEAM: | Chad Britton, Manisha Rama |
| ADMINISTRATION TEAM: | Jenny Cross, Rebecca Harvey, Rudra Paskaran |
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Mike Hanaray, DIRECTOR – JP, FCA, B Com, RTNZ Prior to establishing his Chartered Accounting practise in 1984, Mike held senior accounting, finance and management positions within the dairy industry from 1968. He has been actively involved at national and regional level within the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants for more than 20 years, including being an elected member of the Executive Board of the Institute, Chair and Councillor for the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Branch. A senior member of the NZ Trustees Association, Mike is also a Director/Trustee of a number of private companies/family and community Trusts. In 1996 he was appointed as a Justice of thePeace of NZ. Email: mike@aol.org.nz
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Colin Tasker, DIRECTOR – CA, BBS, B Agr Sc, ANZIV Colin Tasker is a founding partner of Accountants on London Ltd. Previously a partner of Craig and Tasker, he has also held positions of Senior Accountant in the Hamilton office of KPMG and was a registered valuer and lending manager for Rural Bank in the Tauranga, Bay of Plenty region. Colin has developed a strong audit practise especially over the past 11 years and has a keen interest and specialist knowledge in the bloodstock industry and business valuations. Email: colin@aol.org.nz
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Alison Nation, DIRECTOR – CA, ACIS, BBS Alison Nation joined Accountants on London Ltd not long after the company’s first anniversary. Prior to joining Accountants on London Ltd she was an Associate with Staples Rodway Waikato where she had worked for ten years. Alison started her career in the accounting industry in Wanganui before completing her university studies at Massey. She then moved into Chartered Accountancy in Wanganui prior to heading to London for her OE where she worked for two years including a year long assignment with British Rail.Email: Alison@aol.org.nz
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Jane Evans, DIRECTOR - CA, BBS Jane joined Accountants on London Ltd in 2007 after returning from the UK. She is a Chartered Accountant with twenty years experience in both public practice and industry, who is passionate about finding solutions to help clients optimise their businesses. Having grown up in rural New Zealand, Jane is well versed in the issues facing rural clients today. She also enjoys working with commercial businesses and investors and understands the implications for investors holding overseas investments. Email: jane@aol.org.nz
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Peter Craig has been in public practice since 1988 and has had extensive experience in the motor industry. Peter has been a Director of the Motor Trade Association and VTNZ during the past 5 years. He has held the secretarial positions for the local branch of the Motor Trade Association and the Motor Vehicle Dealers Institute since 1988. He also has extensive knowledge in the areas of business management, taxation and has strong auditing skills, developed over a number of years in his present practice and prior to this with Barr, Burgess and Stewart, (Coopers and Lybrand). Peter retired as a Director of Accountants on London as at 31 December 2005, but remains as an active consultant to the firm. Email: peter@aol.org.nz
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Tim Doyle, GRADUATE ACCOUNTANT - BSpExSc Tim has joined us from a Sport and Exercise background where he has recently just finished his degree and is now continuing his studies at a Graduate Level in Accounting at Waikato University. Although the accounting profession may seem at the opposite end of the spectrum to sport, he is thoroughly enjoying working for Accountants On London and the friendly working environment. Tim grew up in New Plymouth and was a keen sportsman, having been in top regional teams for both swimming and basketball, which he continued through to 2008 - where he trialed for the New Zealand Olympic Swim Team. Before attending University, Tim spent over twelve months as a Navy Diver working in Auckland's North Shore. He is also a keen musician and has attained Grade 8 on the piano. Over the next couple of years Tim will continue to complete his studies with the ultimate goal of becoming a Chartered Accountant. Email: tim@aol.org.nz |
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Mayfung (or May as she is known by us) is from Kiribati, one of the Pacific Island Countries. She came to New Zealand to study at the University of Auckland, and in 2005 graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). Following her graduation she worked at the Kiribati National Audit Office for approximately 3 years. A desire to further challenge and develop her accounting skills, led her to Accountants on London where she joined our Audit team in February 2008, before then moving to our Accounting team. She is currently studying towards her CA qualification. When not at work, May likes to catch up with family and friends and also enjoys listening to music and reading. Email: May@aol.org.nz
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Lynette Mortleman, ACCOUNTANT - BSc, CA With a farming background in the Gisborne area, Lynette worked as an analytical chemist for MAF for 17 years before deciding on a career change in 1997. She consequently retrained and has been working as an Accountant for the past 12 years qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2002. Lynette returned to New Zealand from a 2 year working OE in the United Kingdom, joining Accountants on London in July 2009. In her spare time, Lynette can be found on the golf course perfecting her 17 handicap. Email: lynette@aol.org.nz
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Geoff Roan, ACCOUNTANT - BAC, CA (provisional) Geoff, educated at St Pauls Collegiate in Hamilton, went straight to Massey University after leaving school where he completed a B.B.S. Following this he commenced work within the bloodstock industry on major Equine Studs throughout New Zealand and America. Initially working as a groom, he was able to advance his way to Stallion Manager at Cambridge Stud, home of Zabeel. Approximately four years ago Geoff completed his B Acc at Massey University and headed overseas to work in Kentucky, America as an intern in a CA firm for six months. Since having returned to New Zealand, Geoff has worked at one of the large accounting firms in Hamilton City for 3 years where he further attained his PCE1 and PCE2. Geoff is one of the newest members of the Accountants on London staff and has a very good association with John Aubrey (Bloodstock Consultant), and has a keen interest in this industry. Geoff lives on a 10 acre lifestyle block with his partner who an equine vet based in Hamilton. Email: geoff@aol.org.nz |
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Girish Rege, ACCOUNTANT/AUDITOR – B.Com, DBM. (India) Originally from Bombay (now Mumbai) India, Girish has worked for 17 years in various capacities in multinational organizations in Bombay. A desire for a change of pace and lifestyle for his family, led Girish to New Zealand and eventually to Hamilton - where he joined Accountants On London as an Intermediate Accountant. Girish is an avid reader, badminton & bridge player. He also loves singing & tramping in the woods/mountains. Email: girish@aol.org.nz
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Alistair Turner, ACCOUNTANT – BsocSc (hon.) Alistair was born in South Africa, raised in England and moved to New Zealand in 1999 - and considers himself as a Yorkshire Man who likes to travel. In 2003 Alistair enrolled at Waikato University where he attained first class Honours in the Bachelor of Social Sciences. Alistair is currently working towards completing his post graduate diploma in accounting which will allow him to begin becoming an accredited Chartered Accountant. Email: Alistair@aol.org.nz
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Originally form Hamilton, New Zealand, Chad came to Accountants on London having worked for Ernst & Young in the Auckland office for 4 ½ years, including 3 months in the financial services division of the Dublin Ireland Office. A desire for a change of pace and lifestyle for his family , led Chad back to his home town - where he is currently our Audit Senior. Currently engaged with a beautiful baby daughter, Chad plays in the Hamilton Twilight Cricket competition and is a self confessed "motor head". When not busy with all of the above he can be found in his shed happily tinkering on his beloved '89 Nissan Skyline. Email: chad@aol.org.nz
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Manisha Rama - AUDITOR - BMS, CA With a sound background in Audit, Manisha is currently diversifying and has recently attained her CA qualification, as she aspires to be a well rounded chartered accountant. Manisha has been with us since December 2007 and is a valued member of our Audit team. Originally from Rotorua , Manisha commenced work as an Auditor in a local firm before moving to Hamilton. She is a family girl at heart and has plans to see the world. Email: Manisha@aol.org.nz
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Having a solid service background of over 20 years experience in varied industries and facets of banking, Jenny sought a change in direction. She heads up our Administration and Support team and together they are responsible for the smooth running of our office. Jenny enjoys spending time with her family, boating, fishing and the odd Triathlon. Email: jenny@aol.org.nz
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Having previously worked in reception and support roles in professional firms, Rebecca is now our Client Services Administrator (CSA). Rebecca grew up on a Northland Dairy Farm and moved to Hamilton in 2011. In her spare time she enjoy’s competing her horse in Dressage riding with her horse, the odd spot of reading and spending time with family when she has occasion to head home to Dargaville. Email: rebecca@aol.org.nz
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Rudra Paskaran, RECEPTION Rudra is currently pursuing her higher studies with the aim of becoming a Chartered Accountant after completing her graduate diploma in Accounting at the Waikato University. She loves spending time with her husband and three year old son.Email: rudra@aol.org.nz |