ECOVIS KGA - Key Persons


Aryanne Trankels

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Beverley Ding

Beverley is a long-standing member of the Ecovis KGA team. Prior to joining Ecovis KGA Limited, she gained business advisory and audit experience in other chartered accountancy firms, and management accounting and project work in the private sector. She enjoys working closely with clients to meet all their accounting and taxation requirements. Qualifications: CA - Chartered Account (CA ANZ) B.Com (Accounting) University of Otago

Bruce Eaddy

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
Bruce is a Chartered Accountant with financial management and accounting experience in corporate roles in retail, publishing, manufacturing,consulting, not-for-profit and chartered accounting. As either Financial Controller or CFO for the past thirty years, Bruce enjoys having the perspective of the big picture while holding an understanding of the detail and the systems that produce the final numbers. Time away from the numbers might be spent reading, tramping, or planning the next travel adventure.

Chirag Patel

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
Chirag is a Chartered Accountant with over seven years of business advisory experience. He has worked closely with clients to assist them in compliance, business advisory and taxation matters including liaising with IRD.

CLIVE BISH

Job Titles:
  • Director
Clive brings some 35 year plus experience to how he helps clients in a range of activities, particularly: litigation and trust support, identify and solving problems together with developing smart strategies and opportunities. Clive has been appointed by the High Court on a number of trust matters and is involved in a number of cases. Clive advises a number of high net worth families and provides the following key services: Litigation support and expert witness Trustee governance and advisory services Asset protection and tax planning strategies Profit improvement strategies.

GARETH HOOLE

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Director
Gareth is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience gained in New Zealand and abroad. He has a passion for adding value to businesses, particularly those that may face challenges and specialises in business recovery matters. He has a proven track record in providing pragmatic solutions to businesses that need a fresh approach. Qualifications: Chartered Accountant Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Accounting Science (Hons)

Jasmine Chen

Job Titles:
  • a Qualified Chartered Accountant
Jasmine joined Ecovis KGA as a qualified Chartered Accountant in 2017. She has Bachelor of Commerce and art degree from the University of Auckland.

KEITH GOODALL

Job Titles:
  • Company Director
  • Principal
Keith is a highly experienced company director, holding numerous positions in New Zealand and Australia. Keith divides his time between directorships and providing expert witness opinions in matrimonial property valuations, shareholder disputes and economic loss quantification. Qualifications: Fellow Institute of Directors Fellow Chartered Institute of Secretaries Cost and Management Accountant TEP

LENA BYKOVA

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member
Lena joined Ecovis KGA Limited in 2023. With 17 years of expertise in Audit and Corporate Finance, she has worked with a diverse range of clients in sectors including agriculture, retail, real estate, transportation, and industrial production. Her qualifications include a Master's Degree in Finance from Kyiv National Trade and Economics University and an IFRS Diploma from The Institute of Certified Financial Managers(UK). Lena enjoys hiking, sailing, and traveling. She has a deep passion for investments in Industry 4.0 technologies. Qualifications: Master's Degree in Finance IFRS Diploma

Lydia Lobo

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
Lydia is a Chartered Accountant and is also one of the convenors of the Tax Special Interest Group at Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. Services

RAY COX

Job Titles:
  • Director
Ray is passionate and energetic about helping clients navigate challenging business situations. He has a wealth of transactional, valuation, forensic, investigative and restructuring and insolvency experience gained over many years working in London and the New Zealand markets, which he applies to bring perspective to a situation to find a novel solution. Ray works collaboratively and focuses on transparency of key issues to gain stakeholder buy-in. His specialist areas of expertise include: Mergers & Acquisitions: Buy and sell-side financial due diligence and transaction advisory services Forensic accounting and litigation support: Financial investigations, forensic accounting, valuations, expert witness Restructuring and turnaround: Investigative accounting, business diagnostics and turnaround or exit planning, refinancing and accelerated M&A Insolvency: advice and options assessment, insolvency appointments and implementation, Receiverships, Voluntary Administrations, Liquidations

Rebecca Liew

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

ROGER BANNAN

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Roger has a special interest in working with small to medium sized enterprises and advises on matters involving structure, management, reporting systems, financial planning and governance. He is also involved as a board member with several charities and community organisations. Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering CA - Chartered Accountant (BE)

Scott Kayes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting CA - Chartered Accountant (BE) Senior Manager

STEVE DARNLEY

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Chartered Tax Adviser
Steve is a Chartered Tax Adviser originally from the UK and he has a wealth of experience providing tax and transfer pricing advice to businesses across numerous industries and business models for both domestic and overseas global clients. He has worked for both top tier and mid-tier accountancy firms and has been exposed to a wide variety of situations and clients. With an accounting background, Steve is proficient at tax accounting. Steve's accounting background combined with his tax and transfer pricing knowledge, commercial acumen and analytical skills provide him with the skills required to provide a high quality service to his clients. Qualifications: • Chartered Tax Adviser (UK) • Bachelor of Economics (Hons)