Pictured (from left to right): Courtney West, Brian Cao and Diana Li.
William Buck New Zealand has appointed three new directors to start the 2023 year.
Courtney West, Diana Li and Brian Cao have been promoted to the position of Director within the local Business Advisory team. These promotions boost the number of directors in New Zealand to 15.
Courtney West advises clients on tax issues and business structuring and planning, with a particular interest in the health industry. Starting as a graduate with the firm, she has quickly ascended to now be an integral part of a growing senior leadership team.
Diana Li and Brian Cao have established experience in the business and tax advisory space working with national and international businesses. Diana advises clients on property tax issues and business structuring and has a special interest in litigation support work. In addition to business and tax advisory services, Brian provides outsourcing services to clients and works with multinational companies from Europe, US and Asia when establishing their businesses in New Zealand.
These promotions demonstrate the firm’s commitment to promote from within where possible and develop staff to their full potential. All three are based in our Auckland office and have an exciting future and role to play as the new generation of directors at William Buck.
Also recognised for their excellence and leadership, Tania Snowdon has been promoted to Principal, Business Advisory and Craig Rossouw has moved to an Associate Director role in the Tauranga Audit and Assurance team.
Tania Snowdon works as a team with director Dennis Munn to provide expert accounting, tax planning and structuring services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts and other investment entities.
Craig Rossouw has a wide range of experience in audit and accounting, including running his own Accounting, Audit and Assurance practice, prior to relocating from South Africa. As Associate Director he moves to a leadership position in the Tauranga office working alongside director Richard Dey.
We also congratulate the following team members on their recent promotions:
To Manager:
— Ryan Burgess, Audit and Assurance
— Marina Falcon, Audit and Assurance
— Reem Younis, Audit and Assurance
To Assistant Manager:
— Manon Caloin, Audit and Assurance
— Grace Xu, Business Advisory
To Senior Auditor:
— Logan West, Audit and Assurance
— Logan Holland, Audit and Assurance
— Bryce Cunningham, Audit and Assurance, Tauranga
— Allison Howie, Audit and Assurance
To Senior Accountant:
— Michael Zhang, Business Advisory
— Kiki Yu, Tax Services
— Harrison Stutt, Business Advisory
Other promotions:
— Sonali Nagar, Senior Technical Administrator, Operations
— Melissa Li, Assistant Manager, Training and Special Projects, Tax Services
