Adrian is a Chartered Accountant with a broad range of experience in assurance and consulting assignments across the public and private sectors. His experience includes financial viability reviews, financial management, governance advice, program and project assurance, control assessments, compliance management and frameworks, operational audits, performance improvement, budgeting and forecast reviews and commercial negotiation support.

Adrian has a reputation for delivering outcomes and working collaboratively with teams to help them achieve their objectives and manage risk. Adrian is a founding Managing Director with Scyne Advisory and spent over 20 years with PwC previously, with almost 10 as a partner.

Adrian recently retired from the board of Havelock Housing Association Ltd after being a director for over 10 years, the last 5 years as Treasurer and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. During this time Adrian oversaw the transformation of the Association’s financial health from sustained losses to an organisation with substantial reserves and adequate capital to invest in a new housing development, providing 10 affordable housing units in Canberra’s North. Throughout this time Havelock House also evolved from an Association to a Company limited by guarantee.

Relevant qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Accounting), Australian National University
• Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University
• Graduate Diploma, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Fellow – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Certified Internal Auditor, Institute of Internal Auditors
• Member, Risk Management Institute of Australia