Mark O'Hare

Title

Director, Privately Held Business Services

Experience

Mark O’Hare joined Grant Thornton Brisbane’s Business Advisory Services division in 1991 and has considerable experience in the areas of business services and taxation.

Some of Grant Thornton Brisbane’s largest clients rely on Mark to handle their compliance and business advisory work. He is one of the firm’s most experienced practitioners and his client base includes some of Queensland’s most successful private companies.

Mark has been a group leader for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in the past and is currently the Grant Thornton Brisbane office’s representative on the firm’s National Privately Held Business Services Committee.

Sector Experience

Mark deals extensively with family owned and operated businesses where a high degree of personal contact and service is required.

Mark’s experience includes working with clients in a number of different industries such as:

• retail
• professional practices
• hotel/tavern operators
• commercial property.

Mark’s primary areas of expertise include:

• assisting clients with substantial private businesses manage the growth from a financial and strategic perspective
• advising high net worth clients on succession and estate planning issues
• helping clients achieve the optimal value for their business upon disposal on an after tax basis
• analysis of business performance
• assisting clients with debt raising issues
• structuring client’s affairs for maximum tax benefits

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant
Bachelor of Commerce

T  +61 7 3222 0222
E  MOhare@grantthornton.com.au