Mark Beyer

THE two top positions at Home Building Society are due to change this year, with long-serving chairman Bernard Wright announcing that he would retire.

CRIMINAL law runs through the veins of Robert Mazza, who has followed in the footsteps of his late father. Mr Mazza was articled with his father in the early 1980s and the two worked together for two decades, until Jim Mazza passed away in 1999.

THE past year has provided a fresh change for Perth’s top property lawyer, KPMG Legal partner Ted Sharp. After more than 20 years with Freehills and its predecessor Parker & Parker, Mr Sharp chose to pursue new opportunities at a much smaller firm.

LEE Christensen’s professional fate was decided when he was articled to Ron Harmer, the guru of insolvency law, in 1982. Mr Christensen has never looked back from that point, specialising in

Perth-based accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron has expanded its interstate operations by merging with Stockford’s audit and tax divisions in Melbourne. The merger will add 50 staff, including seven partners and two principals, to Bird Cameron’s existing

Dr Ron Brunton has been appointed director of the Australian Broadcasting Association. Dr Brunton is currently director of Encompass Research Pty Ltd, an organisation involved in anthropological and socio-economic research. He has been a columnist for

pSivida’s UK subsidiary pSiMedica has added to its team, appointing Texan professor Jeffrey Coffer as a collaborator. Professor Coffer’s professional background includes research into semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis, properties and characterization

FORMER Andersen audit partner Derek Parkin has racked up a couple of firsts since his old firm collapsed. Of Andersen’s 10 former Perth partners, he is the only one to have added the title of professor to his resume.

WHEN former Andersen tax partner Keith Johns received his formal job offer from Ernst & Young last year, he saw that he had two choices.