Our Staff Stories
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Gaz Saman – Business Services ManagerBusiness services manager Gaz Saman quips that he feels like he has embraced a rejuvenating professional sea change.Having joined Joondalup based McKinley Plowman in April 2010, Gaz, who once worked in a near-city accounting practice, basks in a professional role that allows him to achieve the work-life balance that once eluded him. No longer hampered by two hours of commuting to get to and from work each day, he now finds plenty of time for his family life and personal interests.
Married with four children, Gaz brings more than 20 years experience as an accountant and business services manager in Australia and overseas to his position at McKinley Plowman. Born in Iraq, Gaz was sent to Britain to live and study at the age of 19 and moved to Australia with his wife and two of his younger daughters in 2007.
Gaz lists his passions as his family, achieving excellence for his clients, taking his daughters to athletics, weight training, rugby and soccer. |
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Ross Puglisi – Business Services ManagerNurturing success for business.Working closely with business owners to add value and nurture their success represents a consistent professional reward for business services manager, Ross Puglisi. Hailing from a long line of accountants in his family, Ross, who joined McKinley Plowman in April 2010, says he is imbued with an awareness of how good professional advice can make an enormous difference to a business owner’s success.
For example, he has just shown a new client how utilising a different business structure will deliver a tax saving of almost $75,000.
Ross, who has over a decade’s experience in the profession, holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Curtin University of Technology and is an Associate member of CPA Australia. Married with one child, his interests include Australian Football League, soccer, boxing and travelling. |
Paul Tate – Finance BrokerMPM Finance broker Paul Tate brings extensive experience as a business owner as well as qualifications in finance broking and financial planning to his role.Having worked in a variety of government and private sector roles, as well as at the coal face of his own firewood and soil supplies business, Paul is well aware of the many practical and financial challenges his clients face.
Paul who holds a Certificate 1V in financial services and a Diploma in Financial Planning is an accredited member of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) and also Senior Australians Equity Release Association (SEQUAL). Married with two children, Paul lists his interests as his family, football, golf and travel.
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